AVOIDANCE
A*void"ance, n.
1. The act of annulling; annulment.
2. 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. Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller.
3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. "The avoidance of pain." Beattie.
5. The courts by which anything is carried off. Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.
AVOIDER
A*void"er, n.
1. The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away. Johnson.
2. One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.
AVOIDLESS
A*void"less, a.