CANCELLATION • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Cancellation

... the victor California, Arizona, New Mexico, and more—a domain greater in extent than the combined areas of France and Germany. As a salve to the wound, the vanquished received fifteen million dollars in cash and the cancellation of many claims held by American citizens. Five years later, through the negotiations of James Gadsden, a further cession of lands along the southern border of Arizona and New Mexico was secured on payment ...

— History of the United States • Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard

... letter marked "Immediate" and bearing the cancellation stamp of the postal car which had passed ...

— The Taming of Red Butte Western • Francis Lynde