abatement
31abatement of taxes — n. A reduction in the amount owed by the taxee. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
32abatement clause — n. A contractual provision releasing the tenant of a lease from the obligation to pay rent when an act of God prevents the occupancy of the premises. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
33abatement of differences — index adjustment, arrangement (understanding), collective bargaining, compromise, conciliation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
34Abatement (heraldry) — An abatement, in heraldry, is a modification of the shield or coat of arms that supposedly can be imposed by authority (in England supposedly by the Court of Chivalry) for misconduct. Each abatement is supposed to be a specific charge in a… …
35abatement of action — The entire overthrow or destruction of an action, resulting from the fact that the defendant pleads a matter which defeats the action either for the time being or permanently. 1 Am J2d Abat & R § 1. A suit at law, when it abates as at common law …
36abatement of a nuisance — noun (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance • Syn: ↑nuisance abatement • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑abatement …
37Abatement Cost — A cost borne by many businesses for the removal and/or reduction of an undesirable item that they have created. Abatement costs are generally incurred when corporations are required to reduce possible nuisances or negative byproducts created… …
38abatement of nuisance — The extinction or termination of a nuisance whether effected physically by or under the direction of the party injured by the nuisance, or by suit instituted by him. See summary abatement …
39abatement — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of abating ; the state of being abated 2. an amount abated; especially a deduction from the full amount of a tax …
40abatement — 1. A diminution or easing. 2. Reduction, ultimately elimination, of public health nuisances such as smoke, loud noise. [abate, fr. M.E. abaten, fr. O.Fr. abattre, to beat down, fr. L. L. batto, to beat, + ment] sound a. generic term for any… …
