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abatement
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]
The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15th century.]
“Critics have been complaining about newspaper concentration on crime news for a century, yet there has been no noticeable abatement in the reporting of such stories.”
“After this, there was a gradual abatement in the number of those who were interested.”
“A year after the fall, he is still out of work, still experiencing no abatement of the pain.”
abatement
(law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.[First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
“Critics have been complaining about newspaper concentration on crime news for a century, yet there has been no noticeable abatement in the reporting of such stories.”
“After this, there was a gradual abatement in the number of those who were interested.”
“A year after the fall, he is still out of work, still experiencing no abatement of the pain.”
“Sanguine and tenne, supposedly, were never used in anything else other than abatements.”
“Upon the whole, as the author seems to share all the common miseries of life, he appears to partake likewise of its lenitives and abatements.”
“When they refused to pay the abatements allowed them for several years Hoskins resorted to legal measures that ended up in arrests and the distraint of goods.”
