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Definition of Curtail

Curtail
Curtail Cur*tail" (k[u^]r*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curtailed (-t[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Curtailing.] [See Curtal.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak. Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled. --Macaulay.
Curtail
Curtail Cur"tail (k?r"t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.

Meaning of Curtail from wikipedia

- Look up curtailment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Curtailment may refer to: Restricting or limiting civil liberties Jurisdiction stripping or curtailment...
- Curtailment is the deliberate restriction of power output from renewables, often due to oversupply, low demand or grid constraints. Solar power producers...
- scheduled end by paying some or all of the remainder prematurely, called curtailment. An amortization schedule is typically worked out taking the prin****l...
- event that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's existence or potential is known as an "existential risk". In...
- banned in many European countries (especially Germany) in an effort to curtail neo-****sm. The term neo-****sm describes any post-World War II militant...
- United States law, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction) is the limiting or reducing of a court's jurisdiction...
- from śmigus; later both traditions merged. Attempts have been made to curtail certain customs ****ociated with Śmigus-dyngus; in 1410 the Bishop of Poznań...
- Supreme Court case, in which the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution. The family of Golak...
- COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2020–21 National League North season was curtailed and voided after written resolutions were put to a vote. No teams were...
- screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-wing politics resulted in her being placed...