abatement
21abatement — /əˈbeɪtmənt/ (say uh baytmuhnt) noun 1. alleviation; mitigation. 2. decrease; reduction. 3. Law the act of abating; suppression or termination. 4. Law a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all… …
22abatement — abate ► VERB 1) (of something bad) become less intense or widespread. 2) Law reduce or remove (a nuisance). DERIVATIVES abatement noun. ORIGIN Old French abatre to fell , from Latin battere to beat …
23Abatement in pleading — Abatement in pleading, or plea in abatement was in English law, a plea by the defendant, defeating or quashing a legal action by some matter of fact, such as a defect in form or the personal incompetency of the parties suing. In the modern… …
24abatement of action — Abatement is an entire overthrow or destruction of the suit so that it is quashed and ended. Carver v. State, 217 Tenn. 482, 398 S.W.2d 719. See dismissal vacate. Pleas in abatement (plea in abatement) have been abolished by Fed.R. Civil P. 7(c); …
25abatement of action — Abatement is an entire overthrow or destruction of the suit so that it is quashed and ended. Carver v. State, 217 Tenn. 482, 398 S.W.2d 719. See dismissal vacate. Pleas in abatement (plea in abatement) have been abolished by Fed.R. Civil P. 7(c); …
26Abatement of debts and legacies — is a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the equitable assets of a deceased person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a dividend.In the case of… …
27abatement notice — Under Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, district councils and London Borough Councils are under a duty to inspect their areas for statutory nuisances and investigate complaints. If the authority considers it likely to occur or… …
28abatement of an action — An entire overthrow or destruction of a suit so that it is quashed and ended. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. abatement of an action An entire overthrow or destruction …
29abatement of legacies — in both the English and the Scots law of succession, upon there being insufficient funds to pay general legacies, e.g. a legacy of a sum of money, legacies are abated, that is, reduced pari passu ( in proportion ). Collins dictionary of law. W. J …
30abatement of a legacy — n. A reduction in the amount of a legacy after the payment of debts owed by the person who granted the legacy. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
