English → Latin
“abatement” in Latin
dēcessiōdeparture, going away; retirement of a magistrate; decrease, diminution, abatement or disappearanceremissiōa sending back, release; a slackening, diminishing, abatement; relaxation, recreation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abatement
decessio de summa, or decessio only (Cic.): *remissio. To make an abatement, *remittere de pretio indicato. To make an abatement of 10 per cent., *remissionem centesimarum denarum facere.
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abatement?
- The usual Latin words for “abatement” are dēcessiō, remissiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.