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defeasible

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de⋅fea⋅si⋅ble

  [di-fee-zuh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being annulled or terminated.
Origin:
1580–90; < AF defesible. See defeasance, -ible

Related forms:
de⋅fea⋅si⋅ble⋅ness, de⋅fea⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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de·fea·si·ble   (dĭ-fē'zə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being annulled or invalidated: a defeasible claim to an estate.
de·fea'si·bil'i·ty, de·fea'si·ble·ness n.
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Main Entry: de·fea·si·ble
Pronunciation: di-'fE-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: subject to or capable of being annulled or made void defeasible interest> defeasible by agreement —J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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