in abatement

Prepositional phrase

(law) Seeking termination of an action by reason of formal deficiency.

Japanese Meaning

（法律用語）形式上の欠陥を理由に、訴訟を終了または無効にすることを求める行為

The defendant filed a motion in abatement, arguing that the complaint was procedurally defective and should be dismissed.

被告は訴状が手続き上の欠陥を抱えているとして、形式的欠陥を理由に訴訟の終了を求める動議を提出した。

Sense（1）

(law) Seeking termination of an action by reason of formal deficiency.