Meaning

• The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

  "an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses"

• The state of being abridged or lessened.

• An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

• That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly

• Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

• The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.