abatement : Idioms & Phrases


abatement of a nuisance

  • noun (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
    abatement of a nuisance.
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asbestos abatement

  • noun the removal of asbestos from a public building
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Defense in abatement, Plea in abatement

  • (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
Webster 1913

nuisance abatement

  • noun (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
    abatement of a nuisance.
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