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plural of abatement
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1
something that is or may be subtracted
- entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses
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2
the amount by which something is lessened
- there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets
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3
the doing away with something by formal action
- sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case
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