Another word for defeasance

An often formal act of putting an end to

• abolishment

  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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• abolition

  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.
  3. An abolishing or being abolished

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  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.
  3. An abolishing or being abolished

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• abrogation

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• annihilation

  1. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  2. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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  1. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  2. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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• annulment

  1. An annulling or being annulled
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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  1. An annulling or being annulled
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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• cancellation

  1. The act of canceling
  2. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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  1. The act of canceling
  2. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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• invalidation

  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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• negation

  1. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  2. The act or process of negating.
  3. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality

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  1. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  2. The act or process of negating.
  3. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality

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• nullification

  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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• voidance

  1. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  2. Annulment, as of a contract
  3. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.

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  1. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  2. Annulment, as of a contract
  3. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.

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• avoidance

  1. (Law) An annulment.
  2. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  3. (Law) The act of making void; annulment

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  1. (Law) An annulment.
  2. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  3. (Law) The act of making void; annulment

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• extinguishment

  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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