REVOCATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

Example:

the revocation of a law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

abrogation; annulment; repeal (the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)

Derivation:

revoke (cancel officially)

Meaning:

The state of being cancelled or annulled

Synonyms:

annulment; revocation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)