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What does abatement mean?
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.
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What is the meaning of abate?
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 abate… the traffic level on the old road. (MORE)
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Abatement in a sentence?
Abatement simply refers to the interruption in the amount or the intensity of something. An example in a sentence: "The laws enforcing pollution abatement".
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Sentence with abate?
Abate means to remove or reduce a nuisance. A good sentence would be, she was trying very hard to abate the smell of the skunk out of her vehicle.
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What is asbestos abatement?
Buildings were often built with materials that contained asbestos. Asbestos abatement is the removal of the asbestos, or other treatment such as encapsulation, that will p…revent asbestos fibers from being released into the air. (MORE)
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What is abated?
Abated means that something has become less invasive or intense, or that something has been removed. For example, when an infection starts to get better, it has abated.
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What is a motion to abate?
A motion to abate works like a legal pause button. When issues are pending in other courts, a motion to abate suspends the proceeding until other questions are decided.
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What is lead abatement?
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)
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What is a rent abatement?
"Abated rent" means rent that you don't have to pay. Usually "abated rent" refers to the first few months of free rent commonly given to the new tenant as an inducement to… move in. The idea is that you are just starting out, completing the move-in, and getting ready to do business, so they give you a break. Of course, it is not truly "free," but merely amortized over the other months that you are paying. Since a 2- or 3-month rent abatement is typically included in a commercial lease for years, you have to calculate your choices of spaces by including the benefit of that free time, or if you don't need it, reducing the monthly rent amount. (MORE)
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What is an abator?
An abator is a person who, without right, enters into a freehold upon the death of his or her predecessor.