An abatement is an act of being made less, or removed entirely, as in "abate a nuisance. " It is also a heraldic term for a mark of dishonour on a coat of arms.
The verb "to abate" means to lessen, to reduce, to become less severe. Examples: The heavy downpour soon abated and became a lighter rain. The new bridge was designed to abat…e the traffic level on the old road. (MORE)
Abatement simply refers to the interruption in the amount or theintensity of something. An example in a sentence: "The lawsenforcing pollution abatement".
Buildings were often built with materials that contained asbestos.Asbestos abatement is the removal of the asbestos, or othertreatment such as encapsulation, that will prevent… asbestos fibersfrom being released into the air. (MORE)
Abated means that something has become less invasive or intense, orthat something has been removed. For example, when an infectionstarts to get better, it has abated.
A motion to abate works like a legal pause button. When issues arepending in other courts, a motion to abate suspends the proceedinguntil other questions are decided.
Lead abatement refers to the treatment and/or removal of building materials containing ingestible lead which were commonly used until the mid-1970s when they were banned in th…e United States. Most commonly these include lead water pipes and lead-based paint. Typically, lead water pipes are replaced and lead-based paint is sealed and painted over. (MORE)
" Abated rent " means rent that you don't have to pay. Usually"abated rent" refers to the first few months of free rent commonlygiven to the new tenant as an inducement to mov…e in. The idea isthat you are just starting out, completing the move-in, and gettingready to do business, so they give you a break. Of course, it is not truly "free," but merely amortized over theother months that you are paying. Since a 2- or 3-month rentabatement is typically included in a commercial lease for years,you have to calculate your choices of spaces by including thebenefit of that free time, or if you don't need it, reducing themonthly rent amount. (MORE)