abridgment
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 380 U.S. 528 - Harman v. Forssenius · 1965Most cited · 1,403 citing opinions
the Twenty-fourth Amendment does not merely insure that the franchise shall not be 'denied' by reason of failure to pay the poll tax; it expressly guarantees that the right to vote shall not be 'denied or abridged' for that reason. Thus, like the Fifteenth Amendment, the Twenty-fourth 'nullifies sophisticated as well as simple-minded modes' of impairing the right guaranteed. 'It hits onerous procedural requirements which effectively handicap exercise of the franchise by those claiming the constitutional immunity.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An epitome or compendium of another and larger work, wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are summarily contained.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An epitome or compendium of another and larger work, wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are summarily contained. Abridgments of the law are brief digests of the law, arranged alphabetically. The oldest are those of Titzherbert, Brooke, and Rollo; the more modern those of Viner, Comyns, and Bacon. (1 Steph. Comm. 51.) The term “digest” has now supplanted that of “abridgment.” Sweet.