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    [Noun]  | "de*fea*sance" | \ di-ˈfē-zən(t)s \


    1: the termination of a property interest in accordance with stipulated conditions (as in a deed)

    2: an instrument stating such conditions of limitation

    3: a rendering null or void


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English defesaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French defaisaunce, defesaunce "undoing, ruin, annulling of a document, condition in the document activating the annulment," from defesaunt, present participle of defaire, desfaire "to undo, put an end to, destroy, nullify" + -aunce {see: |-ance|-ance} {mat|defeat:1|};

    [Noun]  | "defeasance" 


    1: the doing away with something by formal action;


      * e.g., " ... the kind of gross misconduct that could result in the defeasance of the athlete's contract to endorse their products "



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