Defeasance Definition
dĭ-fēzəns
noun
A rendering void; an annulment.
American Heritage
The annulment of a contract or deed.
Webster's New World
A clause stating a condition the fulfillment of which makes the deed, contract, etc. void in whole or in part.
Webster's New World
The abrogation of an interest in real property.
Webster's New World Law
(now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Defeasance
Noun
Singular:
defeasance
Plural:
defeasancesOrigin of Defeasance
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Middle English defesaunce from Anglo-Norman from Old French defesance from defesant present participle of desfaire to destroy defeat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce
From Wiktionary
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