0%

Words related to curtail

cur·tail
C c

  • shorten

    to make short or shorter.

  • barons' war

    either of two civil wars in 13th-century England. The First Barons' War (1215–17) was precipitated by King John's failure to observe the terms of Magna Carta: many of the Barons' grievances were removed by his death (1216) and peace was concluded in 1217. The Second Barons' War (1264–67) was caused by Henry III's refusal to accept limitations on his authority: the rebel Barons (led (1264–65) by Simon de Montfort), initially successful, were defeated at the battle of Evesham (1265); sporadic resistance continued until 1267

  • damage control

    Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.

  • pretrial

    a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.

  • protract

    to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.

  • retrench

    to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
All about water Download all about WATER in pdf