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revocation
[ rev-uh-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of revoking; annulment.
- Law. nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract.
revocation
/ ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən; ˈrɛvəkətərɪ; -trɪ /
noun
- the act of revoking or state of being revoked; cancellation
- the cancellation or annulment of a legal instrument, esp a will
- the withdrawal of an offer, power of attorney, etc
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Derived Forms
- revocatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- rev·o·ca·tive [rev, -, uh, -key-tiv, ri-, vok, -, uh, -], rev·o·ca·to·ry [rev, -, uh, -k, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- nonrev·o·cation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revocation1
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Example Sentences
Amnesty International put out a press release calling for revocation of the law.
Violators are subject to immediate revocation of their pilot certificates, not to mention potential prison time.
If a subscription has not been completed, death operates as a revocation and the subscriber's estate is not held for the amount.
Nelson immediately went there to make inquiries, and induce a revocation of the orders.
Meantime the Jews, ignorant of the revocation, petitioned to be allowed to return in payment of a yearly tax.
Then, recovering their self-possession, they set to work to procure a revocation of Colonel Birney's authority.
Accordingly, they all combined to oppose the imperial mandate in the Diet, but without being able to procure its revocation.
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