Legal Definition and Related Resources of Abatement of Nuisance

To remove or put an end to it. A public nuisance may be abated by anyone to whom it does a special injury, but only to the extent necessary to prevent such injury. A private nuisance may be abated by anyone aggrieved, but without committing a breach of the peace, and without doing more damage than is unavoidable. See Nuisance

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What does Abatement of nuisance mean in American Law?

The definition of Abatement of nuisance in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

In general, see abate; nuisance. The phrase may refer to a physical act performed by a person injured by the nuisance, or by the owner of the nuisance, whether or not in either case done pursuant to court order. The phrase may also be used to refer to a court order that a nuisance be abated.