ABROGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

Synonyms:

abrogation; annulment; repeal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("abrogation" is a kind of...):

cancellation (the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abrogation"):

derogation ((law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law)

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)

Derivation:

abrogate (revoke formally)