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abrogate Definition

ab·ro·gate (abrə gāt′)

transitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

to cancel or repeal by authority; annul

Etymology: < L abrogatus, pp. of abrogare, to repeal < ab-, away + rogare, to ask: see rogation

abrogate Related Forms
ab·ro·gable (-gə bəl) adjective ab′·ro·ga·tion (-gās̸hən) noun ab·ro·ga′·tive adjective ab·ro·ga′·tor noun
abrogate Synonyms

abrogate

v.

abrogate Law Definition

v

  1. To annul, cancel, destroy, overturn, repeal, revoke, set aside, supercede, or otherwise do away with or put an end to.
  2. To abolish a custom or law by some authoritative, formal, legislative, or other legally effective method.
abrogate Usage Examples

Subject

  • verse: These verses are all abrogated by other verses which call for war.

Object

  • verse: We do not really care whether the abrogated verses are many or few, what we do care for is the concept itself.
  • treaty: Whether or not the President alone can abrogate a treaty is an open question.
  • responsibility: We cannot, nor should not, abrogate that responsibility.
  • law: No honest scholar would pretend that Jesus wanted to abrogate the law.
  • right: Non-state actors should also be held accountable for actions or omissions that abrogate these rights.
  • one: But an abrogating verse ought to come after the abrogated one.

Used with why or when

  • what: It confirms THE ( original ) BIBLE and has the authority to preserve or abrogate what THE BIBLE contains.. .

Preposition: by

  • verse: These verses are all abrogated by other verses which call for war.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: He will not abrogate the work of Christ on the cross.
  • now: Statutory intervention has now abrogated the need for this mandatory warning in all the above cases.
  • also: He reveals truth to His prophets, but also abrogates it, changes the message, or makes them forget it.
  • unilaterally: Currently, the Russians are rejecting any such amendment, raising the prospect of the US unilaterally abrogating or withdrawing from the Treaty.
  • thereby: Teheran has been given steady attention since it renewed its uranium enrichment program - and thereby abrogated a commitment not to do so.
  • all: These verses are all abrogated by other verses which call for war.

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