as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
the kind of gross misconduct that could result in the defeasance of the athlete's contract to endorse their products
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Recent Examples of defeasance
A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm.
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Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeasance
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And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The latest series of bills seems to take these concerns into account, while pushing further away the possibility of a complete abolition of property taxes in the state.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Clearly, this is not a vote to support or repeal gerrymandering.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The duo released two more studio albums in the ensuing years, The Art of Falling Apart and This Last Night in Sodom; both charted in the United Kingdom, despite the latter’s release after the group’s dissolution.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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The dual actors’ and writers’ strikes disrupted plans to release the movie in the fall of 2023, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, and from there, strategic disagreements between the studio and MacLachlan led to a dissolution of the relationship.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Defeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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