abatementn.²

Brit.

/əˈbeɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈbeɪtmənt/

Forms: see abate v.¹ and -ment suffix

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French abatement ; abate v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: Partly (originally) < Anglo-Norman and Middle French abatement, abattement (French abattement ) diminution, reduction (mid 13th cent. in Old French; earlier in sense ‘action of slaying’ (c1170 in Anglo-Norman)), annulment (of a writ, etc.) (a1292 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), action of abating (a legal proceeding) (a1350 or earlier (compare note); < abattre abate v.¹ + -ment -ment suffix), and partly (especially in later use) < abate v.¹ + -ment suffix.With sense 2 compare:a1350 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25012) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 44 En chescun de ces treys cas eyt le disseysi soun recourir vers le disseyssour par pleynte de abatement.

a. The result of abating or lessening (in various senses of abate v.¹ II.); the amount by which something is abated; a reduction, deduction, decrease.

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1421 Rolls of Parl.: Henry V (Electronic ed.) Parl. Dec. 1421 §10. m. 7 And wolle paie or paiethe his seid duete, to the seide collectours..by due pois of the noble therof made wythe due abatements of the same.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) viii. 37 He hath a great Charge of Children: As if it were an Abatement to his Riches.

1657 in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 397 Tuelve punds sterling of abaitmentes.

1748 G. G. Beekman Let. 5 July in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 52 He has Contrary to my Orders sent me two pieces Narrow black Pershin... So I Expect 25 per cent abatement otherwise must send it back.

a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 130 He offered me an abatement of 10 p[e]r Cent. if I took many of his books.

1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law ii. 7 Equity will compel him to take it, and will allow him a proper abatement out of the purchase-money.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxviii. 677 The farmer obtained for the three years an abatement of two marks.

1905 Daily Chron. 18 May 3/4 The owners of ‘flats’ and other ‘compounded’ tenancies get off with so much abatement.

2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Dec. b4/6 The township put together a package of incentives worth nearly $1 million, including a five-year tax abatement.

b. The action of abating, lessening, or reducing (in various senses of abate v.¹ II.); an instance of this; (also) the state of being abated or diminished.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

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lessening?a1425

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descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

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downrating1950

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe

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remissionc1425

abatement1433

swagingc1440

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rebatement1701

relaxing1734

1433 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1911) K. 161 (MED) Some in þis Cite have þe grete cours of selling of merchaundises to straungiers..in grete abatement of þe prises of alle chaffare.

1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) xliii. 213 And in lykewyse without abatement I shall cause for to be memoryall The famous actes.

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Siii^v Subtraction doeth depend onely of the signe of abatemente, which is this —, and signifieth lesse, or abatyng.

1589 J. Eliot tr. Aduise Catholike Gentleman 8 They made an abatement of taxes to be proclaimed, but for euery penny that they haue abated, they make it cost a crowne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. i. 13 Nought enters there..But falles into abatement, and low price.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. viii. 141 A delay of their future misery, and hopes of its abatement.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 67 Like a high sea on the abatement of a storm.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. xxi. 96 The thirst did feel abatement of its edge.

1877 Amer. Law Reg. 25 378 A general pecuniary bequest in lieu of dower is not subject to abatement pro rata with the other pecuniary bequests in case of insufficient assets.

1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 108 A sense of depression and disappointment, and abatement of the higher energies.

1909 W. E. Walling in W. D. P. Bliss New Encycl. Social Reform II. 1086/2 Maximalism is an important factor in the revolution, and shows few signs of abatement.

2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Feb. 27 He was convinced that the abatement of yellow fever in winter meant that the disease was a product of heat and stress.

2. Law. The action of terminating or putting an end to.

a. The action or fact of abating a legal proceeding, writ, etc.; an instance of this (see abate v.¹ 2b, abate v.¹ 2a). Frequently in plea in abatement (cf. plea n. 4b).

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society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > legal invalidity or faultiness > annulment or abrogation

reversing?a1425

repealing1431

abatementc1436

cancellingc1440

annullation1449

defeasance1456

voidance1488

reversal1489

reduction1496

repeal1503

extinguishment1528

disannulling1533

abrogation1535

obrogation1535

unplacing1554

nullity1555

reversement1572

reclaim1604

disaffirmancea1626

avoidance1628

rescinding1638

cassating1647

vacating1648

voiding1649

defease1650

annulment1651

unlawing1651

defeat1657

vacuating1684

peremption1726

invalidation1771

rescindment1783

supersession1790

disaffirmation1827

disenactment1859

discharge1892

c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 25 (MED) In alle other plees..shulden ben allowed iij essoynes..owt take in plee of fressh abatement and in plee of nusance.

1449 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) V. 169/1 Yf the same Robert..plede any plee or plees in barr of the accyon, or in abatemente of the bille, billes, or writte.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vii. sig. F3^v Their onely skill rests in Collusions, Abatements, stopples, inhibitions.

1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. v. §385. 167 A plea which goeth meerely in abatement of the writ.

1702 Law Executors & Administrators xxxviii. 411 The Defendant..saith, that..at the return of the pluries Capias, he appeared and pleaded in abatement of the Plaintiffs first Original Writ.

1794 Times 12 May 3/3 If the whole society was obliged to bring the action, it might be subject to continual abatements by the death of its members.

1860 W. N. Massey Hist. Eng. III. xxxi. 438 The opinion in Westminster Hall was in favour of the abatement.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 A plea in abatement was..set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant.

1999 Michigan Law Rev. 97 2524 The abatement of a tort suit upon the death of the tortfeasor has only marginal effect on the primary conduct.

b. The action or fact of abating or removing a nuisance; an instance of this. See abate v.¹ 2c.In later use frequently as the second element in compounds, as smoke abatement, vehicle abatement, etc. See also noise abatement n. at noise n. Compounds 1a.

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1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cix Many Summers after Summers should pass without any thing brought to effect for the good of the River, or the abatement of one Causway or other Nusance.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 5 A fourth species of remedy..is the abatement, or removal, of Nusances.

1858 Punch 24 Apr. 169/1 Many other similar abatements of nuisances have been made.

1883 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Feb. 266/1 Persons annoyed with smoke from particular chimneys may proceed against the offenders for damages, or..cause them to be indicted under the provisions of the existing Smoke Abatement Acts.

1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 203/2 The abatement of private nuisances resulting from noises which interfere with one's enjoyment on one's home.

1991 APWA Reporter Oct. 34/1 The department is responsible for maintaining 100 buildings and city parking structures, street lights, and vehicle abatement and parking control.

1998 Town & Country Planning 67 117/1 Statutory nuisance provisions..empowering local authorities to serve notice of abatement and take remedial action and recover costs on failure to comply.

†3. Scottish. A recreation, relaxation. Obsolete.

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society > leisure > entertainment > [noun]

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playeOE

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solacec1290

deduit1297

envesurec1300

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amusement1603

amusing1603

entertainment1612

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diversion1653

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fun1726

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dallying1889

rec1922

good, clean fun1923

cracka1966

looning1966

shoppertainment1993

c1550 Clariodus (1830) v. 1889 Thay raise from the suppeir And newlie gois to thair abaitments.

1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados v. Prol. 45 For quho so list sere, gladsum gamis lere Ful mony mery abaitmentis, followis here.

4. Heraldry. A supposed mark of depreciation or dishonour. Cf. rebatement n.¹ 2.It is generally considered improbable that such marks (other than those indicating illegitimacy) were ever used in practice.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > abatement or mark of dishonour

rebatement1562

rebating1562

abatement1610

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. viii. 31 An Abatement is an accidentall mark annexed to Coate-armour, denoting some vngentleman-like, dishonorable, or disloiall demeanour, qualitie, or staine, in the Bearer, whereby the dignitie of the Coate-armour is greatly abased.

1727 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (at cited word) These Abatements might be given to excite Men, after a scandalous Action committed, to endeavour to retrieve their lost Honour.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) 'Tis is a little controverted among Authors, whether Heraldry allows of any such things as regular Abatements.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xxxii. 372 In modern Heraldry, the Abatement of Illegitimacy that has been generally recognized is a bendlet, or baton sinister.

1908 A. F. Pimbley Dict. Heraldry 38/1 When on the dexter side of the escutcheon it [sc. a gusset] is an abatement for adultery; when on the sinister, for drunkenness.

1966 C. W. Scott-Giles & J. P. Brooke-Little Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) x. 123 Marks of bastardy have sometimes been called abatements, because they abate the status of the arms to the extent of showing that their owner is not in the legitimate line of succession.

1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry iv. 68 Abatements must be of a stain, i.e. sanguine or tenné rather than a metal or colour.

Compounds

abatement notice n. a notice issued by a local authority requiring the abatement or removal of a statutory or public nuisance.

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1874 C. C. Rainwater Ann. Rep. Police Commissioners 56 in Mayor's Message (City of St. Louis, Missouri) Number of abatement notices served: 7,850.

1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 552/2 The maximum penalty ought to be increased from £5 to £10 for the disobeyal of an abatement notice.

1998 C. Miller Environmental Rights v. 105 Once nuisance is established..the duty to serve an abatement notice has long been mandatory under statutory nuisance law.

2011 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 16 Apr. 8 If the abatement notice is upheld by the court and the couple fail to comply, they will be hit with a £5,000 fine.

abatement officer n. an official responsible for the abatement of statutory or public nuisances.Frequently with modifying word specifying the type of nuisance, as noise abatement officer, smoke abatement officer, etc.

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1913 Industr. World 3 Feb. 133/3 There is a field of usefulness in supplying a committee of wide and loyal interest in Pittsburgh to whom the troubles of citizens, smoke producers and offical smoke abatement officers can be taken with confidence.

1979 Maclean's 25 June 16/3 In California, abatement officers deliberately stock pond areas with the small gambusia fish—another breed of mosquito killer.

1999 Mirror (Nexis) 30 Mar. 53 For a venue where noise abatement officers are season ticket holders, the decibel reading at Wembley on Saturday was pitiful.

2002 S. Clarkson Uncle Sam & Us xvii. 343 It [sc. the government] laid off abatement officers, technical support staff, junior investigators and managers and administrators.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	abatement
释义	abatementn.¹ Brit. /əˈbeɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈbeɪtmənt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French abatement. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman abatement (c1292) < abatre abate v.² + -ment -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin abatiamentum (from 14th cent. in British sources). Compare abate v.² Chiefly Law. Now rare. The action of abate v.²; wrongful occupation of land or property, usurpation; an instance of this. Frequently in abatement of freehold. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > illegal seizure or wrongful occupation > between death and legal accession abatement?a1400 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 278 Ȝit held þe kyng of France Gascoyn with outrage..For þat abatement he [sc. Edward] chalenges it þorgh right. c1523 J. Rastell Expos. Terminorum Legum Anglorum (at cited word) Abatement in landes and tenementys is whan a man dyeth seisyd of any landis or tenementis, & a straunger whiche hath no right entreth into the lande before ye heyre this is called an abatement. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 79/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I After the deceasse of the Earle James, a Basterde Butler, had by abatement intruded. 1652 E. Leigh Philol. Comm. 95 Feoffement..cleareth all disseisins, abatements, intrusions, and other defeasible estates. 1703 Of Last Wills & Test. xxviii. 226 Eliz. entred and was seized by abatement, and made the Lease to the Plaintiff. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. Index Abatement of freehold. 1806 R. Preston Treat. on Conveyancing 224 If a man entereth under a devise which is void, he thereby gaineth the freehold by abatement, and a fine levied by him with proclamations may be used. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 5/2 Abatement of freehold takes place where, after the death of the person last seised, a stranger enters upon the lands before the entry of the heir or devisee and keeps the latter out of possession. 1914 Judicial & Statuory Definitions Words & Phrases 2nd Ser. I. 10/1 ‘Abatement or intrusion’ consists in a wrongful entry on land when the possession is vacant, so as to constitute an ouster of a freehold in law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). abatementn.² Brit. /əˈbeɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈbeɪtmənt/ Forms: see abate v.¹ and -ment suffix Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French abatement ; abate v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: Partly (originally) < Anglo-Norman and Middle French abatement, abattement (French abattement ) diminution, reduction (mid 13th cent. in Old French; earlier in sense ‘action of slaying’ (c1170 in Anglo-Norman)), annulment (of a writ, etc.) (a1292 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), action of abating (a legal proceeding) (a1350 or earlier (compare note); < abattre abate v.¹ + -ment -ment suffix), and partly (especially in later use) < abate v.¹ + -ment suffix.With sense 2 compare:a1350 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25012) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 44 En chescun de ces treys cas eyt le disseysi soun recourir vers le disseyssour par pleynte de abatement. 1. a. The result of abating or lessening (in various senses of abate v.¹ II.); the amount by which something is abated; a reduction, deduction, decrease. ΚΠ 1421 Rolls of Parl.: Henry V (Electronic ed.) Parl. Dec. 1421 §10. m. 7 And wolle paie or paiethe his seid duete, to the seide collectours..by due pois of the noble therof made wythe due abatements of the same. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) viii. 37 He hath a great Charge of Children: As if it were an Abatement to his Riches. 1657 in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 397 Tuelve punds sterling of abaitmentes. 1748 G. G. Beekman Let. 5 July in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 52 He has Contrary to my Orders sent me two pieces Narrow black Pershin... So I Expect 25 per cent abatement otherwise must send it back. a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 130 He offered me an abatement of 10 p[e]r Cent. if I took many of his books. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law ii. 7 Equity will compel him to take it, and will allow him a proper abatement out of the purchase-money. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxviii. 677 The farmer obtained for the three years an abatement of two marks. 1905 Daily Chron. 18 May 3/4 The owners of ‘flats’ and other ‘compounded’ tenancies get off with so much abatement. 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Dec. b4/6 The township put together a package of incentives worth nearly $1 million, including a five-year tax abatement. b. The action of abating, lessening, or reducing (in various senses of abate v.¹ II.); an instance of this; (also) the state of being abated or diminished. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe lissc1000 remissionc1425 abatement1433 swagingc1440 remittinga1475 slacking1542 remissness1551 subsiding1607 slackening1611 relaxation1614 relentment1628 rebatement1701 relaxing1734 1433 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1911) K. 161 (MED) Some in þis Cite have þe grete cours of selling of merchaundises to straungiers..in grete abatement of þe prises of alle chaffare. 1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) xliii. 213 And in lykewyse without abatement I shall cause for to be memoryall The famous actes. 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Siii^v Subtraction doeth depend onely of the signe of abatemente, which is this —, and signifieth lesse, or abatyng. 1589 J. Eliot tr. Aduise Catholike Gentleman 8 They made an abatement of taxes to be proclaimed, but for euery penny that they haue abated, they make it cost a crowne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. i. 13 Nought enters there..But falles into abatement, and low price. View more context for this quotation 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. viii. 141 A delay of their future misery, and hopes of its abatement. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 67 Like a high sea on the abatement of a storm. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. xxi. 96 The thirst did feel abatement of its edge. 1877 Amer. Law Reg. 25 378 A general pecuniary bequest in lieu of dower is not subject to abatement pro rata with the other pecuniary bequests in case of insufficient assets. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 108 A sense of depression and disappointment, and abatement of the higher energies. 1909 W. E. Walling in W. D. P. Bliss New Encycl. Social Reform II. 1086/2 Maximalism is an important factor in the revolution, and shows few signs of abatement. 2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Feb. 27 He was convinced that the abatement of yellow fever in winter meant that the disease was a product of heat and stress. 2. Law. The action of terminating or putting an end to. a. The action or fact of abating a legal proceeding, writ, etc.; an instance of this (see abate v.¹ 2b, abate v.¹ 2a). Frequently in plea in abatement (cf. plea n. 4b). ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > legal invalidity or faultiness > annulment or abrogation reversing?a1425 repealing1431 abatementc1436 cancellingc1440 annullation1449 defeasance1456 voidance1488 reversal1489 reduction1496 repeal1503 extinguishment1528 disannulling1533 abrogation1535 obrogation1535 unplacing1554 nullity1555 reversement1572 reclaim1604 disaffirmancea1626 avoidance1628 rescinding1638 cassating1647 vacating1648 voiding1649 defease1650 annulment1651 unlawing1651 defeat1657 vacuating1684 peremption1726 invalidation1771 rescindment1783 supersession1790 disaffirmation1827 disenactment1859 discharge1892 c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 25 (MED) In alle other plees..shulden ben allowed iij essoynes..owt take in plee of fressh abatement and in plee of nusance. 1449 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) V. 169/1 Yf the same Robert..plede any plee or plees in barr of the accyon, or in abatemente of the bille, billes, or writte. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vii. sig. F3^v Their onely skill rests in Collusions, Abatements, stopples, inhibitions. 1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. v. §385. 167 A plea which goeth meerely in abatement of the writ. 1702 Law Executors & Administrators xxxviii. 411 The Defendant..saith, that..at the return of the pluries Capias, he appeared and pleaded in abatement of the Plaintiffs first Original Writ. 1794 Times 12 May 3/3 If the whole society was obliged to bring the action, it might be subject to continual abatements by the death of its members. 1860 W. N. Massey Hist. Eng. III. xxxi. 438 The opinion in Westminster Hall was in favour of the abatement. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 A plea in abatement was..set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant. 1999 Michigan Law Rev. 97 2524 The abatement of a tort suit upon the death of the tortfeasor has only marginal effect on the primary conduct. b. The action or fact of abating or removing a nuisance; an instance of this. See abate v.¹ 2c.In later use frequently as the second element in compounds, as smoke abatement, vehicle abatement, etc. See also noise abatement n. at noise n. Compounds 1a. ΚΠ 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cix Many Summers after Summers should pass without any thing brought to effect for the good of the River, or the abatement of one Causway or other Nusance. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 5 A fourth species of remedy..is the abatement, or removal, of Nusances. 1858 Punch 24 Apr. 169/1 Many other similar abatements of nuisances have been made. 1883 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Feb. 266/1 Persons annoyed with smoke from particular chimneys may proceed against the offenders for damages, or..cause them to be indicted under the provisions of the existing Smoke Abatement Acts. 1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 203/2 The abatement of private nuisances resulting from noises which interfere with one's enjoyment on one's home. 1991 APWA Reporter Oct. 34/1 The department is responsible for maintaining 100 buildings and city parking structures, street lights, and vehicle abatement and parking control. 1998 Town & Country Planning 67 117/1 Statutory nuisance provisions..empowering local authorities to serve notice of abatement and take remedial action and recover costs on failure to comply. †3. Scottish. A recreation, relaxation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] gleea700 playeOE gameeOE lakec1175 skentingc1175 wil-gomenc1275 solacec1290 deduit1297 envesurec1300 playingc1300 disport1303 spilea1325 laking1340 solacingc1384 bourdc1390 mazec1390 welfarea1400 recreationc1400 solancec1400 sporta1425 sportancea1450 sportingc1475 deport1477 recreancea1500 shurting15.. ebate?1518 recreating1538 abatementc1550 pleasuring1556 comfortmenta1558 disporting1561 pastiming1574 riec1576 joyance1595 spleen1598 merriment1600 amusement1603 amusing1603 entertainment1612 spleena1616 divertisement1651 diversion1653 disportment1660 sporting of nature1666 fun1726 délassement1804 gammock1841 pleasurement1843 dallying1889 rec1922 good, clean fun1923 cracka1966 looning1966 shoppertainment1993 c1550 Clariodus (1830) v. 1889 Thay raise from the suppeir And newlie gois to thair abaitments. 1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados v. Prol. 45 For quho so list sere, gladsum gamis lere Ful mony mery abaitmentis, followis here. 4. Heraldry. A supposed mark of depreciation or dishonour. Cf. rebatement n.¹ 2.It is generally considered improbable that such marks (other than those indicating illegitimacy) were ever used in practice. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > abatement or mark of dishonour rebatement1562 rebating1562 abatement1610 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. viii. 31 An Abatement is an accidentall mark annexed to Coate-armour, denoting some vngentleman-like, dishonorable, or disloiall demeanour, qualitie, or staine, in the Bearer, whereby the dignitie of the Coate-armour is greatly abased. 1727 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (at cited word) These Abatements might be given to excite Men, after a scandalous Action committed, to endeavour to retrieve their lost Honour. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) 'Tis is a little controverted among Authors, whether Heraldry allows of any such things as regular Abatements. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xxxii. 372 In modern Heraldry, the Abatement of Illegitimacy that has been generally recognized is a bendlet, or baton sinister. 1908 A. F. Pimbley Dict. Heraldry 38/1 When on the dexter side of the escutcheon it [sc. a gusset] is an abatement for adultery; when on the sinister, for drunkenness. 1966 C. W. Scott-Giles & J. P. Brooke-Little Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) x. 123 Marks of bastardy have sometimes been called abatements, because they abate the status of the arms to the extent of showing that their owner is not in the legitimate line of succession. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry iv. 68 Abatements must be of a stain, i.e. sanguine or tenné rather than a metal or colour. Compounds abatement notice n. a notice issued by a local authority requiring the abatement or removal of a statutory or public nuisance. ΚΠ 1874 C. C. Rainwater Ann. Rep. Police Commissioners 56 in Mayor's Message (City of St. Louis, Missouri) Number of abatement notices served: 7,850. 1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 552/2 The maximum penalty ought to be increased from £5 to £10 for the disobeyal of an abatement notice. 1998 C. Miller Environmental Rights v. 105 Once nuisance is established..the duty to serve an abatement notice has long been mandatory under statutory nuisance law. 2011 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 16 Apr. 8 If the abatement notice is upheld by the court and the couple fail to comply, they will be hit with a £5,000 fine. abatement officer n. an official responsible for the abatement of statutory or public nuisances.Frequently with modifying word specifying the type of nuisance, as noise abatement officer, smoke abatement officer, etc. ΚΠ 1913 Industr. World 3 Feb. 133/3 There is a field of usefulness in supplying a committee of wide and loyal interest in Pittsburgh to whom the troubles of citizens, smoke producers and offical smoke abatement officers can be taken with confidence. 1979 Maclean's 25 June 16/3 In California, abatement officers deliberately stock pond areas with the small gambusia fish—another breed of mosquito killer. 1999 Mirror (Nexis) 30 Mar. 53 For a venue where noise abatement officers are season ticket holders, the decibel reading at Wembley on Saturday was pitiful. 2002 S. Clarkson Uncle Sam & Us xvii. 343 It [sc. the government] laid off abatement officers, technical support staff, junior investigators and managers and administrators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹?a1400n.²1421
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