| Title | novation |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary no·va·tion \\nō-ˈvā-shən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Late Latin novation-, novatio renewal, legal novation, from Latin novare to make new, from novus DATE 1682 : the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged no·va·tion \nōˈvāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin novation-, novatio, from Latin novatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : innovation 2. : the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one (as by a substitution of a new contract, a new debtor, or a new creditor for an old one) — see delegation |
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