Dictionary Definition
abrogate v : revoke formally
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English
Etymology
From Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare, which is formed from ab + rogare "to ask", "to inquire", "to propose a law". See rogation.Pronunciation
- (RP) /ˈæbrəgeɪt/
Adjective
- Abrogated; abolished. - Latimer
Verb
- To annul by an
authoritative act;
to abolish by the
authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal
of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
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- Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. - South
- Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate. - Burke
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- To put an end to; to do away with.
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Translations
to annul by an authoritative act
- Dutch: afschaffen
- Finnish: kumota
- German: abschaffen
- Norwegian: oppheve, heve, annullere
- Portuguese: ab-rogar, anular, revogar
to put an end to
- Danish: ophæve, afskaffe
- Dutch: tenietdoen
- Finnish: lopettaa, lakkauttaa
- German: zunichte machen, aufheben, rückgängig machen
- Norwegian: avslutte
Italian
Verb
abrogate- Form of Second-person plural present tense, abrogare
- Form of Second-person plural imperative, abrogare#Italian|abrogare
Extensive Definition
Abrogation may refer to:
- Abrogation doctrine, a doctrine in United States constitutional law
- Naskh (exegesis) (Arabic for abrogation), a genre of Islamic exegesis dealing with the problem of seemingly conflicting legal material
abrogate in German: Abrogation
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abate,
abolish, annihilate, annul, blot out, bring to naught,
cancel, countermand, counterorder, disannul, discharge, dissolve, do away with,
extinguish, invalidate, make void,
negate, negative, nullify, obliterate, override, overrule, quash, recall, recant, renege, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, ruin, set aside, suspend, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, waive, withdraw, wreck, write off