An archaic legal term meaning a break or cessation in the performance of a legal duty or obligation.
From Old French 'esbatement' (a rest, diversion) + English legal suffix. Comes from Old French 'esbattre' (to shake off, amuse oneself).
Medieval and early modern law was full of wonderfully specific terms like esbatement—basically legal permission to take a break from an obligation, like how medieval workers got saints' days off.
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