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abate definition - legal

v

To end, eliminate, do away with, or make null and void.

v

To diminish, decrease, or lessen in degree or amount.

n

The reduction of a bequest or devise made in a will because the combined value of all bequests and devises, and/or the debts owed by a testator, exceed the assets in the testatorÂ’s estate.

n

The rebate or reduction of taxes already assessed and/or paid.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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