According to the 1856 edition of Bouvier's Law Dictionary (Bouvier 1856) , an abator is:

1. he who abates or prostrates a nuisance;
2. he who having no right of entry, gets possession of the freehold to the prejudiae of an heir or devisee, after the time when the ancestor died, and before the heir or devisee enters.

See also

• Abatement

References

Bouvier, John (1856), written at Philadelphia, A Law Dictionary (6th ed.), Childs & Peterson, <http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier.htm>. Retrieved on August 20, 2006

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