abridge
Example Sentences
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Of course, the Constitution contemplates that democracy is the appropriate process for change, so long as that process does not abridge fundamental rights .
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025
In other words, to the extent that selling shirts constitutes “speech,” denying Elster an exclusive right to do so does not abridge it.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2023
In televised remarks before the cabinet session, Netanyahu said it was "unthinkable" that the government would abridge the right to demonstrate or support any violence against protesters.
From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2023
That she was just as good as any state legislator, and possessed certain rights they could not abridge!
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
The producers hope to abridge Philip’s nine-hour opera about an engineer who tries to bridge the Grand Canyon. accept/except.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing abridge
The Bill of Rights
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19th Amendment (1920)
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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