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Term: CIRCUMDUCTION
Definition: Circumduction is a big word that means to cancel or annul something.
Circumduction is the act of cancelling or annulling something.
These examples illustrate how circumduction refers to the act of cancelling or annulling something. In the first example, the contract was cancelled, meaning that neither party was bound by its terms. In the second example, the law was circumducted in order to ensure justice was served, which means that certain legal procedures were cancelled or altered in order to achieve a just outcome.