abrogation
Other forms: abrogations
Abrogation is the act of canceling, nullifying, or repealing something, almost always in an official or legal context.
To abrogate something is to repeal or cancel it, so abrogation is the act of repealing or canceling. This is mainly a legal term. Abrogation occurs whenever an old law or rule is abolished, like when slavery was outlawed. The abrogation of a lease means it is no longer valid and binding. The annulment of a marriage — which legally wipes out the marriage, as if it never happened — is also a type of abrogation.
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the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellationtypes:derogation(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a lawvacationthe act of making something legally voidrecallthe act of removing an official by petitionrevocationthe act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously donetype of:cancellationthe act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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