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no·va·tion
/noˈveʃən/
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
No·va·tion
n.
1.
Innovation
. [
Obs
.]
I
shall
easily
grant
that
novations
in
religion
are
a
main
cause
of
distempers
in
commonwealths
.
--
Laud
.
2.
Law
A
substitution
of
a
new
debt
for
an
old
one
;
also
,
the
remodeling
of
an
old
obligation
;
debt
restructuring
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
novation
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
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