avoidance — I (cancellation) noun abrogation, annulling, annulment, cancelling, cessation, discontinuation, dismissal, invalidation, making useless, nullifying, quashing, removal, rendering void, rescission, setting aside, vacating, vacation, voidance… … Law dictionary
Avoidance — may refer to* Avoidance (novel) *avoidance behavior *conflict avoidance *procrastination *Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices … Wikipedia
avoidance — The Bankruptcy Code permits the debtor to eliminate (avoid) some kinds of liens that interfere with (or impair) an exemption claimed in the bankruptcy. Most judgment liens that have attached to the debtor s home can be avoided if the total of the … Glossary of Bankruptcy
avoidance — (n.) late 14c., action of emptying, from AVOID (Cf. avoid) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Sense of action of dodging or shunning is recorded from early 15c.; it also meant action of making legally invalid, 1620s; becoming vacant (of an office, etc.), mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
avoidance — [n] eluding; preventing absention, circumvention, delay, departure, dodge, dodging, elusion, escape, escapism, eschewal, evasion, flight, forbearance, nonparticipation, parry, passive resistance, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, retreat … New thesaurus
avoidance — [ə void′ ns] n. 1. the act of avoiding, or shunning something 2. the act of making void; annulment … English World dictionary
avoidance — avoid a‧void [əˈvɔɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW if you avoid tax, you manage to not pay it legally, for example by the way that you enter profits or losses into your accounts: • Investing in this way allows savers to avoid tax upon withdrawal.… … Financial and business terms
Avoidance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of pursuit. < N PARAG:Avoidance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abstention abstention abstinence Sgm: N 1 for bearance for bearance Sgm: N 1 refraining refraining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 … English dictionary for students
avoidance — avoid·ance ə vȯid ən(t)s n, often attrib the act or practice of keeping away from or withdrawing from something undesirable <reinforced by escape or avoidance of electric shock (E. S. Katkin & E. N. Murray)> <avoidance learning> esp… … Medical dictionary
avoidance — a|void|ance [əˈvɔıdəns] n [U] the act of avoiding someone or something avoidance of ▪ the avoidance of issues such as domestic violence ▪ a tax avoidance scheme (=legal way of not paying tax) … Dictionary of contemporary English
