Curtailment
31Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
32Communion under Both Kinds — • Communion under one kind is the reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist under the species or appearance of bread alone, or of wine alone, Communion under two or both kinds, the distinct reception under the two or both species, sub utraque… …
33abatement — abate·ment /ə bāt mənt/ n 1: the act or process of abating or the state of being abated challenged the abatement of her bequest abatement of a private nuisance by self help W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton 2: an amount abated …
34Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal — The Supreme Court Building, where the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal sits, photographed on 24 May 2010. The dome of the Old Supreme Court Building is visible on the right. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal …
35decrease — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation, attenuation, constriction, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, deminutio …
36elimination — I noun abatement, abolition, annihilation, cancellation, curtailment, depletion, destruction, discardment, discharge, disposal, disposition, disqualification, dissolution, ejection, emptying, end, eradication, evulsion, exclusion, excretion,… …
37subtraction — I noun abstraction, ademption, curtailment, decrease, decrement, deduction, diminution, discount, exception, lessening, reduction, removal, retrenchment, shortening, shrinkage, subduction, withdrawal II index curtailment, decrease, decrement,… …
38curtail — cur‧tail [kɜːˈteɪl ǁ kɜːr ] verb [transitive] to reduce or limit something: • The Federal Bank s critics in Congress are eager to curtail its power. • Investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates. * * * curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb… …
39cutback — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reduction; retrenchment. See decrease, economy. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. decrease, belt tightening, reversal, curtailment, decline, reduction, lowering, abatement. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
40reduction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The process of making smaller] Syn. decrease, contraction, diminution, lowering, lessening, shortening, abatement, discount, reducing, conversion, deoxidation, refinement, attenuation, atrophy, condensation, loss, decline,… …
