Avoidance
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Avoidance [fr. vuide, vide, Fr., empty, void, free from], when a benefice is void of an incumbent, in which sense it is opposed to plenarty, Jac. Law Dict. Also the meeting, by new matter, of an opponent's pleading. See CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE
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