cancellation
- Noun. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
- Noun. (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
- Noun. (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
- Noun. (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
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