Thesaurus: avoidance

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1. n. The act of annulling; annulment.
2. n. 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.
3. n. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
4. n. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
5. n. The courts by which anything is carried off.
6. n. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
7. 1. The act of annulling; annulment. 2. 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. Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller. 3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal. 4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. "The avoidance of pain." Beattie. 5. The courts by which anything is carried off. Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.
8. n:100 n. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening