defeasible
(adjective) capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; “a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
defeasible (comparative more defeasible, superlative most defeasible)
(legal, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fea"si*ble, a. Etym: [See Defeasance.]
Definition: Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible title.
– De*fea"si*ble*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
