Legal Definition and Related Resources of Avoid
Meaning of Avoid
Make void; cancel . To escape or to evade .
Synonyms of Avoid
(Cancel), verb
- annul
- defeat
- destroy the efficacy of
- invalidate
- make inoperative
- make of no effect
- make void
- make wholly without effect
- refute
- vacate
- void
(Evade), verb
- abstain from
- avert
- balk at
- decline
- depart from
- dodge
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- flee from
- forbear
- forsake
- have nothing to do with
- hold back
- keep at a distance from
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- make off
- part company
- refrain from
- retreat
- shun
- shy away from
- vitare
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Avoid in Historical Law
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Abscond, Arbitration, Bill Of Particulars, Chirograph, Confession And Avoidance, Defamation, Ending Balance Method, Flight, Insurance, Irresistible Impulse, Keeping House, Last Chance, Last Clear Chance, Mischief, Notice, Pre-emption, Reply, Rescind.
Avoid in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
M. Eng. avoiden, to make empty, put out of the way. To cause to be or become empty; to render useless or void; to make inoperative or of no effect; to nullify. As oppossed to: affirm, confirm.
Note: This legal definition of Avoid in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Avoid in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of avoid.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- avoid in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- avoid in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Avoid
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Avoid :
To set aside a *voidable contract.
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