abatement of a nuisance
- noun
- /əˈbeɪtmənt əv ə ˈnjuːsəns/
- Jargon
:
eliminación de una molestia
- The city ordered the abatement of a nuisance after neighbors complained about the abandoned property.
Examples
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The court may authorize the abatement of a nuisance if public welfare is at risk.
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Legal action was taken to ensure the abatement of a nuisance caused by excessive noise.
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The abatement of a nuisance is essential.
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Don't underestimate the abatement of a nuisance!
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The city ordered the abatement of a nuisance after neighbors complained about the abandoned property.
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Legal action was taken to ensure the abatement of a nuisance caused by excessive noise.
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The court may authorize the abatement of a nuisance if public welfare is at risk.
Synonyms
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6.8
Complete removal of something unwanted
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6.8
A reduction in something harmful or unwanted
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8.3
An official action that removes things found by law to harm public health and safety
How Complete
- Jargon
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally straightforward: 'abatement' means reduction or removal and 'nuisance' denotes a harmful or annoying condition, so 'abatement of a nuisance' literally means the reduction/removal of that nuisance. The structure (noun + of + noun) and the literal senses convey the intended legal sense without needing idiomatic knowledge, so a learner who knows the constituents would grasp the meaning.
Etymology
Abatement of a nuisance comes from the image of making a problem smaller or knocking it down: the word abatement suggests lowering or pushing down, and nuisance is the thing that bothers people. So the phrase now means a legal action to 'remove' or stop that harmful problem.