avoidancen.1. The act of annulling; annulment.()2. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.()Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. (Fuller.)3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.()4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.(Beattie.)5. The courts by which anything is carried off.()Avoidances and drainings of water. (Bacon.)