abate legal definition

To end, eliminate, do away with, or make null and void.

To diminish, decrease, or lessen in degree or amount.

The reduction of a bequest or devise made in a will because the combined value of all bequests and devises, and/or the debts owed by a testator, exceed the assets in the testatorÂ’s estate.

The rebate or reduction of taxes already assessed and/or paid.