abridgment

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In 1952 Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas published a four-volume abridgment of his diaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled without dissenting opinions that the law did not violate the US Constitution's First Amendment protection against government abridgment of free speech.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Democratic National Committee decision in 2021, banned any voting measure that "results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race."

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

The Met’s abridgment of Julie Taymor’s long-running production, a fairy tale of puppets and plexiglass, cuts down the work to 110 minutes and translates it into English.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Exception 2.—A few words ending in e drop the e before a suffix beginning with a consonant: as, judge + ment = judgment; lodge + ment = lodgment; abridge + ment = abridgment.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton