Voidings

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. The process of removing bodily waste as part of physiological function; the legal act of annulling or invalidating an agreement; a situation marked by an absence or lack of substance or meaning
2. The act of discharging urine or feces from the body; the act of rendering a contract or agreement invalid; a condition characterized by emptiness or absence of content
3. The process by which the body eliminates wastes; the formal act of declaring a legal document or deal void; the state of being completely empty or lacking any substance

Etymology: "Voidings" is simply the plural of "voiding," so it is the form of the noun (and verb-derived noun) meaning the act or result of emptying out. The base word "voiding" comes from "void," which in turn descends from the Old French "voide," meaning empty, and ultimately from the Latin "viduus," meaning deprived or bereft. Its plural form takes on the same range of senses as its base, from bodily discharges to the formal annulment of a document.