cancellation

cancellation
To destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of. To annul, abrogate, or terminate. Defacement or mutilation of instrument. Words of revocation written across instrument. A means whereby a holder discharges a party's liability on an instrument by physically demonstrating on the face of the instrument the intention to discharge, as by writing "CANCELLED" across the instrument's face, striking out the party's signature, or destroying or mutilating the signature or the instrument.
As applied to documents of title, the term refers to the act of the bailee voiding a negotiable document upon its surrender by the holder in taking possession of the goods. Occurs when either party puts an end to the contract for breach by the other and its effect is the same as that of "termination" except that the cancelling party also retains any remedy for breach of the whole contract or any unperformed balance. U.C.C. No. 2-106(4).
As used in insurance law, term refers to the termination of an insurance policy by an act of either or both of the parties to it, prior to the ending of the policy period. Morey v. Educator & Executive Insurers, Inc., 45 Ohio St.2d 196, 342 N.E.2d 691.
See also abrogation

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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