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defeasance

  • /dɪˈfiːzəns/ UK

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From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.

noun defeasances · defeasaunce

  1. archaic, countable, uncountable Destruction, defeat, overthrow. that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine […]
  2. US, countable, uncountable The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.

verb defeasances · defeasancing · defeasanced · defeasaunce

  1. US, transitive To void; to annul.

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noun annulment

Ελληνικάαντέγγραφο anténgrafo
Русскийаннули́рование annulírovanije

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"defeasance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/defeasance. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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defeasance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/defeasance

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"defeasance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/defeasance.

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@misc{defeasance_2026,
  title = {defeasance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/defeasance},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}