abatement

Etymology
From, from (from ), + ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
 * 5) An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
 * 6)   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.
 * 7)  Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
 * 8) A beating down, a putting down.
 * 9) A quashing, a judicial defeat, the rendering abortive by law.
 * 10) Forcible entry of a stranger into an inheritance when the person seised of it dies, and before the heir or devisee can take possession; ouster.
 * 11) rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.
 * 1) rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.

Synonyms

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Translations

 * Arabic: تَقْلِيل, إِنْقَاص, إضْعَاف
 * Egyptian Arabic: تقليل, تنقيص, اضعاف
 * Dutch:, , , , ,
 * Finnish:, lievennys
 * French:
 * German:, , ,
 * Interlingua: diminution
 * Irish: laghdú, lagú
 * Italian:
 * Manx: lhaggaghey, meeinaghey, sloateil, tuittym, traih
 * Maori: māwhetanga, tāngangaotanga
 * Norwegian: minking,, det å avta, bekjempelse
 * Occitan: abatement
 * Ottoman Turkish: اكرام
 * Portuguese:, extenuação
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


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