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Webster 1913 Edition


Abator

A-ba′tor

(ȧ-bāt′ẽr)
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Noun.
(Law)
(a)
One who abates a nuisance.
(b)
A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Abator

ABA'TOR

,
Noun.
A person who enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee