Term: novation: (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
Candidate hypernym: replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another → 1
Candidate hypernym: spontaneous combustion: ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process → 0
Candidate hypernym: continuing education: a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time → 0
Candidate hypernym: voting trust: an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees → 0
Candidate hypernym: whale: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head → 0
Candidate hypernym: german iris: a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: interruption: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: time bomb: a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time → 0
Candidate hypernym: sextet: a set of six similar things considered as a unit → 0
Candidate hypernym: virilism: the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fricassee: pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings → 0