International Law Dictionary: An axcellent resource that's much more than a dictionary. This work, by a professor of international business law, is full of hypertext links throughout the dictionary to international legal material on the topic on the internet. A reduction in some amount that is owed, usually granted by the person to whom the debt is owed. For example, a landlord might grant an abatement in rent. In estate law, the word may refer more specifically to a situation where property ide