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Abatement is generally the temporary or permanent halting of a process (a lawsuit) or a situation (a nuisance).

In Washington State, abatement can refer to different legal contexts. In the context of a lawsuit, abatement means the suspension or cessation of the proceedings. This can occur for various reasons, such as the death of a party, a lack of jurisdiction, or the merger of the parties involved in the case. 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. Washington law allows for public nuisances to be abated by governmental entities and for private nuisances to be abated by the affected individuals, often through civil action. Specific procedures for abatement are outlined in local ordinances and state statutes, and they must be followed to lawfully abate the nuisance.

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