"in abatement" meaning in English

See in abatement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in abatement, {{en-PP}} in abatement
  1. (law) Seeking termination of an action by reason of formal deficiency. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-in_abatement-en-prep_phrase-9~Lg~Wk4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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