Abatement

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of

, or the

; a

,

, or

; a

;

or

an end to; the suppression.

●

In Accounting:

The

of

to an

in

the cost of the

.

●

In Law:

The

of a person that

, or without

a

after the

of the

and before the

possession.

●

In Law:

The

of the

of a will, when the

have

been

; the

of

due.

●

An amount

; that which is

;

;

; a

or

;

from a tax.

●

In Heraldry:

A

of

on an

; any

to the

to lower the

or

of the bearer.

●

In Scottish English:

Waste of

in

to size.

●

A

, a

down.

●

A

, a

, the

by law.

●

Forcible

of a

into an

when the person

of it

, and before the

or

can

take possession

; ouster.

●

rebatement,

or

of

to an escutcheon.

Sourced from

Origin

abatement

English

abatement

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

abatre

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

abatto

Latin

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