Abatement refers generally to a lessening, diminution, reduction, or moderation; specifically, it may refer to: *

421-a tax abatement The 421-a tax exemption is a property tax exemption in the U.S. state of New York that is given to real-estate developers for building new multifamily residential housing buildings in New York City. As currently written, the program also focuses ...

, property tax exemption in the U.S. state of New York *

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 accept ...

, a common law doctrine of wills *

Abatement in pleading At common law an abatement in pleading or plea in abatement, was a defence to legal proceedings, which did not contest the principle of the plaintiff A plaintiff ( Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an ' ...

, 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 fibers from asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos materials, p ...

, removal of asbestos from structures *

Bird abatement Bird control or bird abatement involves the methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health-related problems through their feces, including histoplasmos ...

, driving or removing undesired birds from an area * Dust abatement, 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, the marginal cost of reducing pollution * Noise abatement, 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 ...

, 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. Tax relief can be provided in the ...

, temporary reduction or elimination of a tax

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