novation
no·va·tion
noun \nō-ˈvā-shən\Definition of NOVATION
: the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one
Origin of NOVATION
Late Latin novation-, novatio renewal, legal novation, from Latin novare to make new, from novus
First Known Use: 1682
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