abrogation
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abrogation
- /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ UK, US
- /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
noun abrogations
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A repeal by authority; abolition.
[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a –– premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
Similar: annulment, devalidation, nullification, abolition, abrogation, cancellation, deauthentication, invalidation, renunciation, revocation, termination, vitiation
- The blocking of a molecular process or function.
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noun act of abrogating
| Español | abrogación |
|---|---|
| Português | ab-rogação |
| Deutsch | Abschaffung, Aufhebung, Abolition, Niederschlagung, Abrogation, Zurücknahme |
| Italiano | abrogazione |
| Ελληνικά | ακύρωση akýrosi, κατάργηση katárgisi |
| العربية | إِلْغَاء ʔilḡāʔ |
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