defeasance

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
2. (US, countable, uncountable) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.

Verb

To void; to annul.

Synonyms

defeat

annulment

avoid

butchering

cancellation

defeats

drubbing

licking

rejoinder

thrashing

defeature

adeem

abolishment

become annulled

Translations

défaisance

Annullierung

αντέγγραφο

Niederlage

Schleckerei

ήττα

défaite

léchage

disfatta

insuccesso

sconfitta

sbaraglio

sconfigge

clades

kadamitas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfiːzəns/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.