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wrongful birth

of the opportunity to make an informed decision whether to avoid or terminate the pregnancy ;also : the birth or injury

a partial verdict of acquittal on a higher charge to avoid declaring a mistrial because of a hopeless deadlock only on

the parties and esp. when a trust is necessary to avoid an inequitable result or to prevent fraud individual policy pension

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: to import or export secretly and illegally esp. to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws [ drugs]

third parties, such as creditors or bona fide purchasers, to avoid liability.

repellent : a method used to avoid or discourage a hostile corporate takeover

a collateral attack on a judgment is made [sought to avoid the effect of the judgment in a collateral proceeding after

to sell the mortgaged property to satisfy the loan and avoid foreclosure. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

receipt of encoded communications (as satellite cable programming) esp. to avoid paying fees for use [the statute's purpose is to proscribe

case. 2 : a great number [joinder is allowed to avoid a of actions]

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