Resolution resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Violations

CURTAIL CAN MEAN TO PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON

Curtail is to place restrictions on

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Verb 1. curtail - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

restrict, curb, cut back

circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

abridge - lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"

immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

2. curtail - terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

cut short, clip

shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"