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Webster 1913 Edition
Avoidance
A-void′ance
,Noun.
1.
The act of annulling; annulment.
2.
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.
Wolsey, . . . on every
avoidance
of St. Peter’s chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller.
3.
A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
4.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
“The avoidance of pain.” Beattie.
5.
The courts by which anything is carried off.
Avoidances
and drainings of water. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Avoidance
AVOID'ANCE
,Noun.
1.
The act of avoiding, or shunning.2.
The act of vacating, or the state of being vacant. It is appropriately used for the state of a benefice becoming void, by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.3.
The act of annulling.4.
The course by which any thing is carried off.