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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

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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    Capable of being repealed.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    Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law.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.

 

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