(1):
(n.) The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
(2):
(n.) The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
(3):
(n.) The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
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