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abrogation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annulment, repeal |
| Type of | cancellation |
| Has types | derogation, recall, revocation, vacation |
| Derivation | abrogate |
Examples of abrogation
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On ascent to power Gowon reversed Ironsi's abrogation of the federal principle.
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They have corrected the two-year abrogation of Duke's traditional standards.
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We have to go deeper and understand it rather than taking a short cut of abrogation.
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Never uttered a word about abrogation of Israel's peace treaty with Egypt.
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We have a constitutional provision against the abrogation of contracts.
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To me that is an abrogation of their responsibilities to their patients.
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One of the first conditions of the Armistice was the complete abrogation of the treaty.
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Has a history of religious division and abrogation of Civil Rights.
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The People's Assembly was dissolved with the abrogation of the constitution in February 2011.
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- The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- (abrogate) revoke formally
- (abrogate) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc; To put an end to; to do away with; Abrogated; abolished. - Hugh Latimer
- (abrogate) (verb) to abolish or do away with
- (abrogate) verb - to cancel or repeal by authority; annul
- (Abrogate) To abolish, anul, repeal or cancel.
- (Abrogate) To revoke or annul. One "abrogates" a contract, like a family agreement, by doing something expressly contrary to the agreement. One party's act of abrogation may not void the agreement, but will give the other party a cause of action.
- (abrogate) (v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
- (abrogate) v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. Abrogate also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.
