n. [ OF. defesance, fr. defesant, F. défaisant, p. pr. of defaire, F. défaire, to undo. See Defeat. ]
After his foes' defeasance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Mortgages were usually made in this manner in former times, but the modern practice is to include the conveyance and the defeasance in the same deed. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Malfeasance. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See Malice, Feasible, and cf. Maleficence. ] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
n. [ OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere. Cf. Malfeasance. ] (Law) A trespass; a wrong arising from an overt act; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do. Bouvier. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do. ] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance. [ 1913 Webster ]