reduction

See: abatement, abridgment, abstract, capsule, curtailment, decrease, deduction, deterioration, diminution, discount, erosion, mitigation, moderation, mollification, rebate, refund, release, relief, remission

reduction

in the Scots law of civil remedies, the remedy to have a writing annulled. In lower courts it can only be done OPE EXCEPTIONIS, by way of defence.