Abatement is generally the temporary or permanent halting of a process (a lawsuit) or a situation (a nuisance).
In Arizona, abatement can refer to different legal contexts. In the context of a lawsuit, abatement means the suspension or cessation of judicial proceedings. This can occur for various reasons, such as the death of a party, a lack of jurisdiction, or the resolution of the matter before a final judgment. In terms of a nuisance, abatement refers to the legal process of removing or stopping a nuisance. A nuisance can be something that causes inconvenience or damage to the public or to an individual, such as noise, pollution, or an unsafe building. Arizona law allows for public nuisances to be abated by governmental entities and for private nuisances to be abated through civil action by the affected individual. Specific statutes and local ordinances will dictate the procedures and remedies available for abatement of nuisances.