n. (ȧ*bāt"ẽr)
(Law) (a) One who abates a nuisance. (b) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. Blackstone.
Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy
Webster's 1913 (1 of 2 sources)
A·ba·tor
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