redundance rdnd<i>a</i>ns Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*dun"dance, Re*dun"dan*cy noun (Also<

• Redundance rdndans
• Redundancy

)

Etymology

L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.
2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.

   Labor . . . throws off redundacies. Addison.

3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.