abrogate
abrogate
Definition
ab·ro·gate (ab′rə 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
ab′·ro·gable (-gə bəl) adjective
ab′·ro·ga′·tion (-gā′s̸hən) noun
ab′·ro·ga′·tive adjective
ab′·ro·ga′·tor noun
abrogate
Synonyms
abrogate
Law Definition
v
- To annul, cancel, destroy, overturn, repeal, revoke, set aside, supercede, or otherwise do away with or put an end to.
- 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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