as in abolitions
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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repeals
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These partial repeals were less effective, producing smaller and less persistent increases in vaccination rates than those from total repeal.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025 -
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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“Defeasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasances. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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