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Avoidance
is always a great word to know.
So is deed. Does it mean:
| the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on |
| a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate |
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Word Origin & History
avoidance
late 14c., "action of emptying," from avoid (q.v.). Sense of "action of dodging" is recorded from c.1600; it also meant "action of making legally invalid," 1620s; "becoming vacant" (of an office, etc.), mid-15c.
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