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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abatement \A*bate"ment\ (-ment), n. [OF. abatement, F. 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 discount allowed. 3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon. 4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. --Blackstone. {Defense in abatement}, {Plea in abatement}, (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abatement n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {respite}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}] 2: the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
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