NOVATION


Meaning of NOVATION in English

[ nə(ʊ)'veɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Law the substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.

Derivatives

novate verb

Origin

C16: from late L. novatio(n-) , from novare 'make new'.

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