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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Boise’s ordinance repeals that section, making those streets subject to a default speed limit of 20 miles per hour.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Dec. 2025 -
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
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“Defeasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasances. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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