Legal Definition and Related Resources of Abatamentum
Meaning of Abatamentum
(Lat. abata/re). An entry by interposition. Co. Litt. 277. An abatement. Yelv. 151.
What does Abatamentum mean in American Law?
The definition of Abatamentum in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
See abatement of freehold.
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Concept of “Abatamentum,” or “Abatement”
Traditional meaning of abatamentum, or abatement in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) (A making less; a destroying.) Of a nuisance, when the party injured removes or destroys it; see Rob. El.L. Rev. ed .; § 241. Of freehold, when a stranger enters and keeps possession of,lands, after the death of the person last seized, and before the entry of the person next entitled. Of legacies, when there are not assets to pay all debts or legacies in full; in like manner, there is abatement of debts among creditors. Of a suit, when it is determined for want of proper parties, as by death, marriage, or bankruptcy; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 301; Robinson’s Elementary Law Rev. ed.; §§ 293-298; or by Pleas in abatement: these are pleas which only suspend the right to sue; or they defeat a particular action without affecting the right; see PLEA Robinson’s Elementary Law Rev. ed.; § 308.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Abatamentum, Or Abatement”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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Meaning of Abatamentum
In this law dictionary, the legal term abatamentum is a kind of the Legal History class.
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