avoidance

Definitions

• 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.