defeasance
[noun]
Synonyms: defeat, beating, debacle, discomfiture, drubbing, licking, overthrow, rout, shellacking, vanquishment

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defeasance noun. [dɪ'fi:z(ǝ)ns] LME.
[Old French defesance, from defesant pres. pple of de(s)faire (mod. défaire) undo, from des-, dé- DE- 3 + faire do: see -ANCE.]
1. Law.
a. A condition which, if fulfilled, renders an agreement or instrument null and void; a document setting out such a condition. LME.
b. Annulment; rendering null and void. L16.

2. Discharge from an obligation. Scot. LME-M16.

3. Defeat, undoing. arch. L16.

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