abridgment

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

abridgment means the act of abridging; reduction or deprivation.

abridgment is pronounced /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/.

Etymology

First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.

noun

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.“The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia.”
That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly“What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?”
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.