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noun Law.
1.
a rendering null and void.
3.
a collateral deed or other writing embodying such a condition.
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Defeasance
is always a great word to know.
So is foreclose. Does it mean:
| to deprive of the right of one to redeem property, especially on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee |
| to bring against, as a formal charge against a person; to bring formally to the notice of the proper authority, as an offense |
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Word Origin & History
defeasance
early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. defesaunce, O.Fr. defesance "undoing, destruction," from O.Fr. defesant, prp. of desfaire (Mod.Fr. défaire) "to undo, destroy," from des- (see dis-) + faire "to do" (from L. facere; see factitious). Related: Defease (late 15c.); defeasible (1580s).
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