Defeasance

/dɪˈfiːzəns/

दस्तावेज़/अनुबंध का शून्यीकरण (अमान्य किया जाना); (पुराना/कम प्रचलित) पराजय/ध्वंस

Origin & History

From Anglo-French/Old French legal usage, from the verb meaning “to defeat/undo, to annul,” related to defeat.

एंग्लो-फ़्रेंच/पुरानी फ़्रेंच की कानूनी परंपरा से; मूलतः ‘हराना/निष्फल करना, निरस्त करना’ अर्थ वाले क्रिया-रूप से, और ‘defeat’ से सम्बद्ध।

Definition

Defeasance primarily means the act or condition of making a legal document (such as a contract or deed) void or no longer enforceable; in older/general use it can also mean defeat or overthrow.

Defeasance का मुख्य अर्थ किसी कानूनी दस्तावेज़ (जैसे अनुबंध या विलेख) को शून्य/अप्रवर्तनीय कर देना या वैसा हो जाना है; पुराने/सामान्य प्रयोग में इसका अर्थ पराजय या तख्तापलट/ध्वंस भी हो सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The contract included a clause allowing defeasance if payments were missed.
Verb:
The court may defease the deed if it was obtained by fraud.

Usage Examples

The lawyer explained that defeasance would terminate the deed’s legal effect.
A defeasance clause sets conditions under which an agreement becomes void.
Historically, the word could also refer to an overthrow or defeat.

Antonyms

Related Forms

Noun
Verb
Defease / Defeased / Defeasing
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Clause of defeasance
शून्यीकरण/निरस्तीकरण की धारा (वह धारा जो दस्तावेज़ को कुछ शर्तों पर अमान्य कर दे)
Subject to defeasance
शून्य किए जाने की शर्त/संभावना के अधीन
Defeasance of a deed
विलेख का शून्यीकरण/निरस्तीकरण