revocation

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revocation

  • /ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/

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From Middle English revocacioun, revocation, from Old French revocacion, from Latin revocationem (accusative of revocatio); equivalent to revoke + -ation.

noun revocations

  1. countable, uncountable An act or instance of revoking. […] Due to the safety issues identified, ORR has revoked WCRCL's Exemption Certificate.[…] WCR-operated charter trains are unaffected by the revocation, which RAIL understands nominally runs until November, immediately after the 'Jacobite' season is due to end on October 27. The 'Jacobite' is treate

    Similar: abolition, annulment, nullification, abrogation, cancellation, deauthentication, devalidation, invalidation, renunciation, revocation, termination, vitiation

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noun action of revoking

Españolcaducidad
日本語撤回 tekkai
中文撤销 chèxiāo
Françaisrévocation
DeutschWiderruf
Ελληνικάανάκληση anáklisi
Românărevocare

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"revocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revocation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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revocation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revocation

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"revocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revocation.

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@misc{revocation_2026,
  title = {revocation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revocation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}