Avoid :: Avoid (a.) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter..
Avoidable :: Avoidable (a.) Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Avoidable :: Avoidable (a.) Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped..
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of annulling; annulment.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent..
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The courts by which anything is carried off.