avowal vs cancellation

avowal

noun
  • An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge. 

cancellation

noun
  • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. 

  • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent. 

  • The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor. 

  • The property of being cancellate. 

  • A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse. 

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