Cancellation

Alternative forms

 * cancelation

Noun

 * 1) The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
 * 2)  The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
 * 3)  A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
 * 4)  In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

Thesaurus
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