abrogation


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ab·ro·gate

 (ăb′rə-gāt′)
tr.v. ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing, ab·ro·gates
To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority: "Our existing Aboriginal and treaty rights were now part of the supreme law of the land, and could not be abrogated or denied by any government" (Matthew Coon Come).
[Latin abrogāre, abrogāt- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
ab′ro·ga′tion n.
ab′ro·ga′tive adj.
ab′ro·ga′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.abrogation - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
repeal, annulment
cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
vacation - the act of making something legally void
recall - the act of removing an official by petition
revocation - the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"
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abrogation

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abrogation

noun
An often formal act of putting an end to:
abolishment, abolition, annihilation, annulment, cancellation, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance.
Law: avoidance, extinguishment.
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abrogation

[ˌæbrəʊˈgeɪʃən] N (frm) → abrogación f
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abrogation

[ˌæbrəˈgeɪʃən] n [treaty, agreement] → abrogation f
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abrogation

n (of law, treaty) → Außerkraftsetzung f, → Ungültigkeitserklärung f; (of responsibility) → Ablehnung f
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