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ABATEMENT (derived through the French abattre, from the Late Latin battere, to beat)

ABATEMENT (derived through the See also:
FRENCH
FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)
French abattre, from the See also:
LATE
Late Latin battere, to See also:
BEAT (a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages; it is connected with the similar Romanic words derived from the Late Lat. battere)
beat) , a beating down or diminishing or doing away with ; a See also:

TERM

term used especially in various legal phrases.

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