abatement
noun | \ ə-ˈbāt-mənt \ | abate·ment
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: the act or process of abating or the state of being abated challenged the abatement of her bequest abatement of a private nuisance by self-help —W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton
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: an amount abated : deduction; especially : a deduction from the full amount of a tax : a deduction from the full amount of a tax