Novation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Law Substitution of a new obligation for an old one.
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  • n. Replacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the replacement of a contract between a particular buyer and seller with contracts between the clearing house and each party.
  • n. A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Innovation.
  • n. A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation; debt restructuring.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The introduction of something new; innovation.
  • n. A revolution.
  • n. In law, the substitution of a new obligation for an old one, usually by the substitution of a new debtor or of a new creditor.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    replacement    replacing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    innovation   
     
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