ABATEMENT Definition & Meaning

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abatement

[ uh-beyt-muhnt ]

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noun

the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation.
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suppression or termination:
abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement.
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an amount deducted or subtracted, as from the usual price or the full tax.
Law.
1. a reduction of a tax assessment.
2. the termination of a nuisance.
3. a wrongful entry on land made by a stranger, after the owner's death and before the owner's heir or devisee has obtained possession.
4. a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all general legacies in full.
Also called rebatement. Heraldry. a charge or mark that, when introduced into a coat of arms, indicates the owner's disgrace.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of abatement¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French; equivalent to abate + -ment

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Example Sentences

They included two work orders for “weed abatement” and “structure brushing” that were flagged “ignition risk.”

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Yet still they focus on maintaining low fuel loads — brush abatement, forest thinning — which would burn at a lower intensity but still lead to an uncontrollable extreme wildfire.

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We actually go out as a fire service and audit those bushfire abatement zones and asset protection zones.

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“Despite repeated enforcement actions and abatement orders, the landfill operators have not adequately addressed the situation,” said Dusan Pavlovic, senior deputy county counsel for Los Angeles County.

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An abatement order required the plant to improve infrastructure, operations and monitoring.

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