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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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“Defeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasance. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of defeasance was in the 15th century
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