revocation
[ rev-uh-key-shuhn ]
noun
the act of revoking; annulment.
Law. nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract.
Origin of revocation
1Other words from revocation
- rev·o·ca·tive [rev-uh-key-tiv, ri-vok-uh-], /ˈrɛv əˌkeɪ tɪv, rɪˈvɒk ə-/, rev·o·ca·to·ry [rev-uh-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈrɛv ə kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·rev·o·ca·tion, noun
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How to use revocation in a sentence
No revocatory decrees whatsoever shall invalidate my present concession.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V | J. H. Merle d'AubignéIt is a thankless task to pursue criticism upon such capricious and revocatory evidence.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville | Theodore A. Dodge
British Dictionary definitions for revocation
revocation
/ (ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən) /
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
Derived forms of revocation
- revocatory (ˈrɛvəkətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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