Look up: Abatement

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   Abatement
   In English law, abatement refers to legal proceedings which are formerly abated, or ended, on the marriage, death or bankruptcy of one of the parties, or some change of interest in the matter in dispute.
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   Abatement
   Reducing the degree or intensity of, or eliminating, pollution.
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   Abatement
   The reduction in landfill pollution by source reduction and waste recycling.
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   abatement
   [n] - the act of abating
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   abatement
   A reduction, normally made pro rata, of the amount of legacies or debts or claims where an estate is insufficient to pay all in full
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   abatement
   In English law, the discontinuance of, for example, a nuisance (see tort). ...
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   abatement
   In heraldry, a mark of dishonour on a coat of arms, indicating some stain on the character of the wearer. This mark is mentioned in literature but has in practice scarcely been used, though the term...
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   Abatement
   Abatement: A diminution, decrease or easing. In medicine there may be abatement of pain or any other symptom or sign. In the environment there may abatement in the degree of pollution. See also: Abate.
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   abatement
   the method of reducing the degree or intensity of pollution; also the use of such a method Category: Environment • the extinguishment or reduction of a claim or debt. Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • the difference between the(estimated or known)volume before and that after any stage of working timber Category: Various industries and crafts
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    Abatement
    Reducing the degree or intensity of, or eliminating, pollution.
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    Abatement
    A·bate'ment (-m e nt) noun [ Old French abatement , French abattement .] 1. 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. 2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or di ...
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    abatement
    noun the act of abating; `laws enforcing noise abatement`
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    abatement
    (ә-bāt´mәnt) decrease in severity of a pain, symptom, or disorder.
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    Abatement
    `Abatement` may refer to: *Abatement of debts and legacies, a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the equitable assets of a deceased person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a dividend. *Abatement in pleading, a legal defence to civil and criminal actions based purely on procedural and technical issues involving the death of parties and changes in th...
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    Abatement
    • (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. • (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed. • (n.) A mark of dishonor ...
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    abatement
    in law, the interruption of a legal proceeding upon the pleading by a defendant of a matter that prevents the plaintiff from going forward with the ...
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    Abatement
    - complete removal of an amount due, (usually referring to a tax abatement a penalty abatement or an interest abatement within a governing agency.)
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    Abatement
    Involves either removal of the painted surface, covering the painted surface with an impermeable surface, or covering surface with heavy-duty coating (encapsulant).
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