defeased

Example:The company issued a debt defeasance certificate to protect against future legal challenges to the debt.

Definition:A legal provision that releases a borrower from a future obligation to repay a debt if certain conditions are met.

Example:The trust deed established a defeasance interest to ensure the debt obligation would be extinguished after the specified condition was met.

Definition:The interest on a debt or obligation that does not accrue after the defeasance of the debt, meaning the debt is no longer legally binding.

Example:The bond indenture included a defeasance clause to allow the issuer to terminate the debt obligations without paying them off.

Definition:A contractual provision that allows the discharge of a debt obligation under certain circumstances without formal discharge through payment.