ABA'TEMENT, noun 1. The act of abating; the state of being abated. 2. A reduction, removing, or pulling down as of a nuisance. 3. Diminution, decrease, or mitigation, as of grief or pain. 4. Deduction, sum withdraw, as from an account. 5. Overthrow, failure or defeat, as of a writ. 6. The entry of a stranger into a freehold after the death of the tenant, before the heir or devisee. 7. In heraldry, a mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, by which its dignity is debased for some stain on the character of the wearer.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI