Abatement and Nullification

Abatement

Abatement noun - The doing away with something by formal action.
Usage example: sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case

Nullification and abatement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nullification" instead a noun "Abatement".

Nearby Words: abate, abated, abating

Nullification

Nullification noun - The doing away with something by formal action.
Usage example: an act aimed at curbing sedition that was perhaps the most serious attempt at nullification of freedom of the press in the nation's history

Abatement and nullification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abatement" instead a noun "Nullification".

Nearby Words: nullify, nullified, nullity, nullifying
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