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abatement ab initio

abatement ab initio noun: a common law legal doctrine stating that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal conviction vacates the conviction.

Noun

abatement ab initio (uncountable)

  1. A common law legal doctrine stating that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal conviction vacates the conviction.

Questions about abatement ab initio

What does abatement ab initio mean?
Abatement ab initio means a common law legal doctrine stating that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal conviction vacates the conviction.
What part of speech is abatement ab initio?
Abatement ab initio is a noun.

Words near abatement ab initio in the dictionary

  1. abated of
  2. abatedst
  3. abatee
  4. abatees
  5. abatement
  6. abatement ab initio
  7. abatements
  8. abater
  9. abaters
  10. abates
  11. abates of

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