Definition of Abridgment Of Damages | OpenJurist

Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.

Abridgment of damages

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Definition:
The reduction of damages by order of court.
Abridgment of Damages

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Definition:
The right of the court to reduce the damages in certain cases. Vide Brooke, tit. "Abridgment."