Re*dun"dance (r?*d?n"dans), Re*dun"dan*cy (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.]
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.
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