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abate /ə-'bāt/ vb abat·ed, abat·ing [Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a -, prefix stressing result + battre to beat]vt1 a: to put an end to or do away withabate a nuisanceb: make void: nullifyabate an action2: to reduce in amount esp. proportionatelyabate a taxvi1: to become defeated or become null or voidwhen a public officer is a party to an appeal...in an official capacity and during its pendency dies...the action does not abate — Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 432: to decrease in amount or valuethe legacies abated proportionately◇ A problem arises in estate law when the amount of the bequests and devises made in a will exceeds the assets available in the estate. In such a case, some or all of the bequests and devises may have to be abated to make up the deficit. Under the Uniform Probate Code, property in the estate that is not specifically given under the will abates first, residuary devises abate second, general devises abate third, and specific devises abate last.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(extinguish) verb
abolish, abrogate, annul, cadere, cancel, defeat, destroy, discontinue, dissolve, eliminate, exterminate, invalidate, nullify, obliterate, put an end to, quash, quell, repeal, rescind, revoke, terminate, void
associated concepts: abate a bequest, abate a cause of action, abate a debt, abate a devise, abate a legacy, abate an action
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(lessen) verb
alleviate, curtail, decline, decrease, decrescere, diminish, imminui, lighten, limit, mitigate, modify, palliate, reduce, relieve, remittere, suppress, temper
associated concepts: abate a nuisance, abate a tax
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abolish, allay, alleviate, assuage, cease, check (restrain), commute, curtail, decrease, deduct (reduce), diminish, discount (minimize), discount (reduce), ease, enjoin, give (yield), lapse (cease), lessen, mitigate, moderate (temper), modify (moderate), mollify, obtund, quash, reduce, relax, relieve (free from burden), remit (relax), subdue, subside
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To decrease, reduce, or diminish; to end, dismiss, or temporarily suspend a lawsuit.n.abatementadj.abatable
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) To do away with or put an end to a problem.2) To reduce or decrease in amount or value, usually proportionally. (See also: abatement)Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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1 v. To end, eliminate, do away with, or make null and void.2 v. To diminish, decrease, or lessen in degree or amount.3 n. The reduction of a bequest or devise made in a will because the combined value of all bequests and devises, and/or the debts owed by a testator, exceed the assets in the testator's estate.4 n. The rebate or reduction of taxes already assessed and/or paid.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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v.to do away with a problem, such as a public or private nuisance or some structure built contrary to public policy. This can include dikes which illegally direct water onto a neighbor's property, high volume noise from a rock band or a factory, an improvement constructed in violation of building and safety codes, or seepage from a faulty septic tank.See also: abatement
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
