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abatement
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abatement
n.
decrease, reduction, lessening, subsiding; reduction in some a sum that is owed (Law); suppression, annulment (Law); reduction of taxation faced by a company or person (Finance)
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Abatement
Abatement refers generally to a lessening, diminution, reduction, or moderation; specifically, it may refer to:
- Abatement of debts and legacies, a common law doctrine of wills
- Abatement in pleading, a legal defense to civil and criminal actions based purely on procedural and technical issues involving the death of parties
- Abatement (heraldry), a modification of the shield or coat of arms that supposedly can be imposed by authority (in England supposedly by the Court of Chivalry) for misconduct
- Asbestos abatement
- Bird abatement, driving or removing undesired birds from an area
- Dust abatement, the process of inhibiting the creation of excess soil dust, a pollutant that contributes to excess levels of particulate matter
- Graffiti abatement
- Nuisance abatement
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abatement
Noun
1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
(synonym) suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus
(hypernym) interruption, break
(hyponym) defervescence
(derivation) abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
2. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
(hypernym) moderation
(hyponym) abatement of a nuisance, nuisance abatement
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Abatement
(n.)
The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
(n.)
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
(n.)
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
(n.)
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
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Abatement
A reduction in some amount that is owed, usually granted by the person to whom the debt is owed. - (read more on Abatement)
