What is frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design called?
defeat — Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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