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Definition of Curtails

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 Curtails from wikipedia

- Look up curtailment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Curtailment may refer to: Restricting or limiting civil liberties Jurisdiction stripping or curtailment...
- In the electric power industry, curtailment is an involuntary reduction of the electric generator output ("dispatch down") made to maintain the grid stability...
- in politics that's involved in many illegal activities. Inspector Raja curtails many of his illicit businesses in the course of his investigations. Raja's...
- Steamship Fleet, 1849". nshdpi.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024. "Queen Mary 2 Curtails Cruise Due to COVID-19 Disruption". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved January...
- scheduled end by paying some or all of the remainder prematurely, called curtailment. An amortization schedule is typically worked out taking the prin****l...
- United States law, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction) is the limiting or reducing of a court's jurisdiction...
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- modernised the country, introducing reforms and developing infrastructure, but curtailed liberties and imposed heavy censorship. In 1990, the People's Movement...
- remained a one-party state with an extensive secret police apparatus that curtailed any independent political activity. The constitution introduced unilaterally...