abate : Idioms & Phrases

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To abate a tax

  • to remit it either wholly or in part.
Webster 1913

To abate into a freehold

  • . See under Abate.
Webster 1913

To abate into a freehold, To abate in lands

  • (Law), to enter into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, and before the heir takes possession. See Abatement, 4.
Webster 1913