Law Dictionary Definitions

avoidance,n.1.  The  act  of  evading  or  escaping  <avoidance  of  tax  liability>.  See  TAX AVOIDANCE.     2.     The     act     of     refraining     from     (something)     <avoidance     of     an argument>.3.RESCISSION(1).4.VOIDANCE;    5.    ANNULMENT(1)    <avoidance    of    the agreement>.6.CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE <the defendant filed an avoidance in an attempt to avert liability>. — avoid,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

avoidable cost.See COST(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

avoidable-consequences doctrine.See MITIGATION-OF-DAMAGES DOCTRINE.[Blacks Law 8th]

avoidable,adj.1. Not inevitable; subject to prevention <an avoidable accident>. practically  avoidable.(Of  harm)  capable  of  being  eliminated  in  whole  or  substantial  part without the incurrence of prohibitive expense or hardship. Capable of being refrained from <avoidable habits>.3. Voidable.[Blacks Law 8th]

avoid,vb. To render void <because the restrictive covenant was overbroad, the court avoided A Because this legal use of avoid can be easily confused with the ordinary sense of the word, the verb to void is preferable.[Blacks Law 8th]

avizandum (av-i-zan-d<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Scots law. Deliberation; advisement. • The judge is said later to “advise” the case — that is, to give an opinion. “To  make avizandum  with a  process, or  part of it, is to  take it from the  public  court  to the private  consideration  of  the  judge.”  William  Bell,  Bell’s  Dictionary  and …

a vinculo matrimonii (ay ving-ky<<schwa>>-loh ma-tr<<schwa>>-moh-nee-I). [Latin] From the bond of ma-trimony. — Often shortened to a vinculo. See divorce a vinculo matrimonii under DIVORCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

avigation easement.See avigational easement under EASEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

avigational easement.See EASEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

aviation insurance.See INSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]