"defeasance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfiːzəns/ [UK] Forms: defeasances [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|defeasaunce}} Anglo-Norman defeasaunce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defeasance (countable and uncountable, plural defeasances)
  1. (now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-defeasance-en-noun-JLSmHrlB
  2. (US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (annulment): отмяна (otmjana) (Bulgarian), анулиране (anulirane) (Bulgarian), αντέγγραφο (anténgrafo) [neuter] (Greek), аннули́рование (annulírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-defeasance-en-noun-vwmZwwkq Categories (other): American English Topics: law Disambiguation of 'annulment': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defeasaunce Related terms: defease

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfiːzəns/ [UK] Forms: defeasances [present, singular, third-person], defeasancing [participle, present], defeasanced [participle, past], defeasanced [past]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|defeasaunce}} Anglo-Norman defeasaunce Head templates: {{en-verb}} defeasance (third-person singular simple present defeasances, present participle defeasancing, simple past and past participle defeasanced)
  1. (US, law, transitive) To void; to annul. Tags: US, transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-defeasance-en-verb-qgHp8oYA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 27 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 25 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 27 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 20 64 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defeasaunce

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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