Definition of "avoidance"
- noun
- The act of annulling; annulment. 
- The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. 
- A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal. 
- The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. 
- Any thing that is to be avoided. 
- The courts by which anything is carried off. 
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