de·fea·sance (d -f  z ns)n. 1. A rendering void; an annulment. 2. a. The voiding of a contract or deed. b. A clause within a contract or deed providing for annulment. [Middle English defesaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French defesance, from defesant, present participle of desfaire, to destroy; see defeat.] |
defeasance [dɪˈfiːzəns]
n Chiefly law
1. (Law) the act or process of rendering null and void; annulment
2. (Law)
a. a condition, the fulfilment of which renders a deed void
b. the document containing such a condition
[from Old French, from desfaire to defeat]
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