Definitions For Defeasance

Noun

DEFEASANCE. (countable and uncountable, plural DEFEASANCEs) (now, _, rare) destruction, destruction, defeat, overthrow. (US, legal) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment; to abrogate.

Related terms

defease

Translations

Bulgarian: отмяна, анулиране Greek: αντέγγραφο, n Russian: аннули́рование, n

Further reading

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Alternative forms

defeasaunce

Etymology

From {{etyl, xno, en}} defeasaunce.

Is Defeasance a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Defeasance is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Defeasance in a Sentence

  • The kind of gross misconduct that could result in the defeasance of the athlete's contract to endorse their products

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