de|fea|sance

de|fea|sance
de|fea|sance «dih FEE zuhns», noun.
1. a making null and void.
2. Law. a) a condition stated in a contract or deed which, if carried out, makes the contract or deed null and void. b) a contract or deed expressing such a condition.
[< Old French defesance < desfaire; see etym. under defeat (Cf.defeat)]

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  • mal|fea|sance — «mal FEE zuhns», noun. official misconduct; violation of a public trust or duty: »A judge is guilty of malfeasance if he accepts a bribe. ╂[< French malfaisance < mal badly, mal + faisant, present participle of faire to do < Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mis|fea|sance — «mihs FEE zuhns», noun. 1. the wrongful performance of a lawful act; wrongful and injurious exercise of lawful authority. SYNONYM(S): malfeasance. 2. any wrong done; trespass: »General denunciation, embellished with assorted charges of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • non|fea|sance — «non FEE zuhns», noun. Law. the failure to perform some act which ought to have been performed. ╂[< non + Anglo French fesance < French faire do] …   Useful english dictionary

  • mal·fea·sance — /ˌmælˈfiːzn̩s/ noun [noncount] law : illegal or dishonest activity especially by a public official or a corporation The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance …   Useful english dictionary

  • fea — cof·fea; de·fea·sance; de·fea·si·ble; dis·fea·ture; fea·ber·ry; fea·si·bil·i·ty; fea·si·ble; fea·si·ble·ness; fea·si·bly; fea·tured; fea·ture·less; fea·ture·ly; fea·tur·ette; fea·tur·ish; in·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty; in·de·fea·si·ble; mal·fea·sance;… …   English syllables

  • sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… …   English syllables

  • feasance — fea•sance [[t]ˈfi zəns[/t]] n. law Law. the performance of some act, esp. a job or other duty • Etymology: 1530–40; < AF fesa(u) nce, OF faisance …   From formal English to slang

  • defeasance — de·fea·sance …   English syllables

  • malfeasance — mal·fea·sance …   English syllables

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