Definition of curtailment
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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One fear is that Trump might go for a deal in which the United States agrees to a curtailment of long-range missile development by North Korea while other programs remain.
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As India and America enter election seasons, latent trade tensions and Indian anxiety over a possible curtailment of high-skilled visas threaten to expose an underlying fragility in the relationship.
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No explanation was given for the curtailment of the drills or the Taiwan Strait exercise, and the Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to questions.
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Sales rose under Obama as some gun owners feared curtailment of their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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So long as this is the fact, crop curtailment is repugnant in principle.
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Meanwhile, a shutdown could result in the curtailment of some programs, such as those under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program, depending on the level of available funding.
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When unprecedented winter supply curbs lapse in the coming weeks, BHP Billiton Ltd. forecasts mills in the top producer will step up output, boosting run rates through the second quarter to make up for curtailments.
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That’s why Trump should focus on getting those changes, as well as an end of the visa lottery and a curtailment of chain migration.
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First Known Use of curtailment
1794
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