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novation

Definition of novation

noun

[mass noun] Law
  • the substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.

Derivatives

novate

verb

Origin:

early 16th century: from late Latin novatio(n-), from the verb novare 'make new'

novation in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of novation in the US English dictionary