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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
abridge .
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Examples
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In fact, the FIRST AMENDMENT does restrain Congress from enactment of ANY law that 'abridges' the exercise of free speech, freedom of the press ... etc "
Edwards: I Would Have Voted Against Resolution Condemning MoveOn 2009
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They are derived loosely from the Christian just war tradition and more recently adapted in the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine R2P, which abridges state sovereignty and the inviolability of borders in favor of protecting populations from barbarous governments.
Monica Duffy Toft: Does The U.S. Have A Responsibility To Protect The Libyan People? Monica Duffy Toft 2011
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Any state that abridges the right of a law-abiding citizen to vote is in violation of Section 1.
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Any state that abridges the right of a law-abiding citizen to vote is in violation of Section 1.
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Any state that abridges the right of a law-abiding citizen to vote is in violation of Section 1.
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So if you have a treaty professing to require the recognition of freedom of expression, and the legislature abridges this by, say, banning denial of the holocaust, the court is bound to apply the law, rather than resolve these issues for the benefit of people wondering what future courts will do.
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I'm still unclear as to how this doesn't violate the First Amendment, as it is clearly a case of Congress making a law that abridges the freedom of speech, and of the press.
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They are derived loosely from the Christian just war tradition and more recently adapted in the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine R2P, which abridges state sovereignty and the inviolability of borders in favor of protecting populations from barbarous governments.
Monica Duffy Toft: Does The U.S. Have A Responsibility To Protect The Libyan People? Monica Duffy Toft 2011
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It is intrusive and abridges the rights of legal citizen to equal protection under the law - unless there's some magic way to tell a legal from an illegal immigrant on sight.
3 border state governors critical of Arizona immigration law 2010
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They are derived loosely from the Christian just war tradition and more recently adapted in the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine R2P, which abridges state sovereignty and the inviolability of borders in favor of protecting populations from barbarous governments.
Monica Duffy Toft: Does The U.S. Have A Responsibility To Protect The Libyan People? Monica Duffy Toft 2011
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