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abatement

[uh-beyt-muhnt] / əˈbeɪt mənt /


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“The Division hopes to work with the Sheriff’s Department on abatement and help keep all remaining Arson and Explosives employees safe.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Once you have a carbon price into the mid-teens, and certainly into the twenties, that’s a very healthy level. You can drive a lot of abatement with a carbon price at those levels.”

From The Wall Street Journal

New York, Washington and Boston have property tax abatement programs, for example.

From Los Angeles Times

About $2.7 million was allocated for security services, fire safety upgrades and graffiti abatement.

From Los Angeles Times

If the council agrees the lights amount to a statutory nuisance, it can issue an abatement notice which if ignored could result in a fine.

From BBC