Difference between revisions of "Abatement"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_81677" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_81677" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66854" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66854" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A mark of disgrace in a coat of arms. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
(2): (n.) 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.
(3): (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
(4): (n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A mark of disgrace in a coat of arms.
