Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "abatement" isenzo noma inqubo yokunciphisa noma ukususa okuthile. Kungase futhi kubhekisele ekuncishisweni kwenani, idigri, amandla, noma ubunzima bento ethile, njengokuncipha kwamandla esifo, ukuncishiswa komsindo, noma ukwehliswa kwezintela noma izinhlawulo. Ezimeni zomthetho, ukuhoxiswa kungabhekisela ekukhanselweni noma ekumisweni kwesenzo somthetho noma ekwehlisweni kwenhlawulo noma inhlawulo.