sublation

/səˈbleɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of canceling or removing something, especially a legal right or contract.
    • Lawyers argued over the sublation of the property lien.
    • The sublation of the old agreement cleared the way for a new partnership.
    • The court ordered the sublation of the debt after it was paid in full.
  2. In philosophy, the process of preserving and overcoming an idea or contradiction by raising it to a higher level (from Hegelian dialectic).
    • In dialectics, sublation transforms opposites into a new synthesis.
    • Hegel's concept of sublation involves both canceling and preserving an earlier stage.
    • The sublation of the conflict led to a more unified theory.
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