The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer
The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
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 sum abated, an allowance, decrease, a remitting as of a tax, failure as of a writ, the removing of a nusance
Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it. the abatement of carbon dioxide emissions. noise abatement
{i} 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)