Legal Definition and Related Resources of Avoidance
Meaning of Avoidance
A making void, useless, or empty. In Ecclesiastical Law. It exists when a beneiice becomes vacant for want of an incumbent. In Pleading. Repelling or excluding the conclusions or implications arising from the admission of the truth of the allegations of the opposite party. See “Confession and Avoidance.”
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Synonyms of Avoidance
(Cancellation), noun
- abrogation
- annulling
- annulment
- cancelling
- cessation
- discontinuation
- dismissal
- invalidation
- making useless
- nullifying
- quashing
- removal
- rendering void
- rescission
- setting aside
- vacating
- vacation
- voidance
- Associated Concepts: avoidable preference
- avoidance of contract
- avoidance of will
- foreign phrases: Falsa demonstratione legatum non perimi
- A legacy is not nullified by an erroneous description
(Evasion), noun
- bypass
- detour
- deviation
- dodge
- elusion
- eschew ment
- evasion
- evasive action
- parrying
- refraining
- retreat
- shunning
- sidestep
- Associated Concepts: avoidable consequences
- avoidance by the courts of question of constitutionality
- avoidance of consequences
- avoidance of risk
- confession and avoidance
- last clear chance
- pleading in avoidance
Avoidance in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Setting aside; nullifying; rendering of no effect -See 2 Bl. Com. 308; Compare Void.
Note: This legal definition of Avoidance in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Meaning of Avoidance in the Past
It is when a benefice becomes vacant for want of an incumbent; and, in this sense, it is opposed to plenarty. Avoidances are in fact, as by the death of the incumbent or in law. [1]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about avoidance is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including avoidance.
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Avoidance
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