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  • verb Present participle of abridge.

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Examples

  • I think that such unquestionably goes too far in abridging the freedom of association.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarianism, Federalism, and Racism 2010

  • If any censoring or abridging is to be done, I'll do it myself.

    Is Listening to an Audiobook the Same as Reading the Book? 2005

  • If any censoring or abridging is to be done, I'll do it myself.

    Is Listening to an Audiobook the Same as Reading the Book? 2005

  • Of course we all know what a future aviation probably has before it and in abridging the crossing of the Atlantic by using the air as a means of transit I believe that Canadians will be found foremost, as they were found foremost in using the air as the medium of conducting military operations during the war now happily ended.

    Some Imperial Problems 1919

  • This expansive alteration of the Federal System was to have been achieved by converting the rights of the citizens of each State as of the date of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment into privileges and immunities of United States citizenship and thereafter perpetuating this newly defined _status quo_ through judicial condemnation of any State law challenged as "abridging" any one of the latter privileges.

    The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Edward Samuel Corwin 1920

  • As has been pointed out in response on the other occasions, the argument doesn't work because Congress does, in fact, make all kinds of laws "abridging" speech (e.g., obscenity, fraud, etc.).

    The Volokh Conspiracy 2010

  • (Feb. 1) - Everyone knows from American history class that the First Amendment is the great protector of press freedom in the United States, barring Congress from "abridging" the sacred right to publish what you want to publish.

    Adrian Monck amonck 2010

  • (Feb. 1) - Everyone knows from American history class that the First Amendment is the great protector of press freedom in the United States, barring Congress from "abridging" the sacred right to publish what you want to publish.

    Adrian Monck amonck 2010

  • Its good because Congress makes too many laws as it is and this law did infringe upon state sovereignty -- abridging the principles of our founding fathers.

    National Carry Reciprocity Measure Fails 2009

  • Its good because Congress makes too many laws as it is and this law did infringe upon state sovereignty -- abridging the principles of our founding fathers.

    National Carry Reciprocity Measure Fails 2009

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