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noun
Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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verb
To void; to annul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
Topics: law
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History
From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
