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can·cel·la·tion

also can·ce·la·tion (kăn′sə-lā′shən)

1. The act or an instance of canceling.

2. A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.

3. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

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cancellation

also cancelation
noun

1. The act of erasing or the condition of being erased:

deletion, erasure, expunction, obliteration.

2. An often formal act of putting an end to:

abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance.

Law: avoidance, extinguishment.

Translations

anulación cancelación

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