Word Meanings - REVOCATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker. 2. The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or
Additional info about word: REVOCATION
1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker. 2. The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license.
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- REPEALABILITY
The quality or state of being repealable. - RESCISSION
The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment. - REPEAL
re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, 1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak. 2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; - REVOCATION
1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker. 2. The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or - REPEALABLE
Capable of being repealed. -- Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. Syn. -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible. - REPEALER
One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. - REPEALMENT
Recall, as from banishment. - ANNULMENT
The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation. - ABROGATION
The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. Hume. - IRREPEALABLE
Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law. -- Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*peal"a*bly, adv. - DISANNULMENT
Complete annulment. - IRREPEALABILITY
The quality or state of being irrepealable.