defeasible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.
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Adjective[edit]
defeasible (comparative more defeasible, superlative most defeasible)
- (law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
- The accounting charge for the non-callable debt is defeasible by an escrow.
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capable of being defeated, invalidated, …
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