Abatement refers generally to a lessening, diminution, reduction, or moderation; specifically, it may refer to: * 421-a tax abatement, property tax exemption in the U.S. state of New York *

Abatement ab initio Abatement ''ab initio'' (Latin for "from the beginning") is a common law legal doctrine that states that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal conviction extinguishes all criminal proceedings initiated against that defendant from in ...

, a legal doctrine that, if the accused dies before appeals are exhausted, the conviction gets vacated *

Abatement of debts and legacies Abatement 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 accep ...

, a common law doctrine of wills *

Abatement in pleading An abatement in pleading, or plea in abatement, was a defence in common law to legal proceedings that did not contest the principle of the plaintiff's right to relief but contended that the plaintiff had made a procedural error and needed to brin ...

, a legal defense to civil and criminal actions *

Abatement (heraldry) An abatement (or rebatement) is a modification of a coat of arms, representing a less-than honorable augmentation, imposed by an heraldic authority (such as the Court of Chivalry in England) or by royal decree for misconduct. The practice of in ...

, a modification of the shield or coat of arms imposed by authority for misconduct *

Asbestos abatement In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of Asbestos, asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos m ...

, removal of asbestos from structures * Bird abatement, driving or removing undesired birds from an area *

Dust abatement Dust abatement refers to the process of inhibiting the creation of excess soil dust, a pollutant that contributes to excess levels of particulate matter. Frequently employed by local governments of arid climates such as those in the Southwest ...

, the process of inhibiting the creation of excess soil dust *

Graffiti abatement Graffiti abatement is a joint effort between a given community; its public works division; police department; community development; and parks, recreation, and community services to eliminate graffiti vandalism. In an effective graffiti abatement p ...

, a joint effort between groups to eliminate graffiti *

Marginal abatement cost Abatement cost is the cost of reducing environmental negatives such as pollution. Marginal cost is an economic concept that measures the cost of an additional unit. The marginal abatement cost, in general, measures the cost of reducing one more ...

, the marginal cost of reducing pollution *

Noise abatement Noise control or noise mitigation is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution or to reduce the impact of that noise, whether outdoors or indoors. Overview The main areas of noise mitigation or abatement are: transportation noise control, a ...

, strategies to reduce noise pollution or its impact *

Nuisance abatement Nuisance abatement is a growing area within policing and code enforcement. The term refers to using building codes, fire codes, zoning, etc. in order to improve the quality of life and resolve life safety issues within neighborhoods. Nuisance a ...

, regulatory compliance methodology *

Tax abatement A tax holiday is a temporary reduction or elimination of a tax. It is synonymous with tax abatement, tax subsidy or tax reduction. Governments usually create tax holidays as incentives for business investment, although the arrangement has also ...

, temporary reduction or elimination of a tax

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