See also:

• ABATEMENT (derived through the French abattre, from the Late Latin battere, to beat)

ABATEMENT OF DEBTS AND LEGACIES  . When the equitable See also:

• ASSETS (from the O. Nor. Fr. assetz, mod. Fr. asset, " enough")

assets (see ASSETS) of a deceased See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person are not sufficient to satisfy fully all the creditors, their debts must abate proportionately, and they must accept a See also:

• DIVIDEND (Lat. dividendum, a thing to be divided)

dividend . Also, in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of legacies when the funds or assets out of which they are payable are not sufficient to pay them in full, the legacies abate in proportion, unless there is a priority given specially to any particular See also:

• LEGACY (Lat. legatum)

legacy (see LEGACY) . Annuities are also subject to the same See also:

• RULE

rule as See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general legacies .