HyperDic: novation

English > 1 sense of the word novation:
NOUNactnovation(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties
English > novation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderreplacement, replacingThe act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Catalannovació
Verbsnovatereplace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one

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