cancellation of an instrument

cancellation of an instrument
An equitable remedy by which a court relieves both parties to a legal document of their obligations under it due to fraud, duress, or other grounds.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


cancellation of an instrument
An equitable remedy by which a court relieves both parties to a legal document of their obligations under it due to fraud, duress, or other grounds.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …   Law dictionary

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