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revocatory

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rev⋅o⋅ca⋅tion

  [rev-uh-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of revoking; annulment.
2. Law. nullification or withdrawal, esp. of an offer to contract.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME revocacion < L revocātiōn- (s. of revocātiō) a calling back, equiv. to revocāt(us) (ptp. of revocāre to revoke ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
rev⋅o⋅ca⋅tive  [rev-uh-key-tiv, ri-vok-uh-] , rev⋅o⋅ca⋅to⋅ry  [rev-uh-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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rev·o·ca·tion   (rěv'ə-kā'shən)   
n.  The act or an instance of revoking.

[Middle English revocacion, from Old French, from Latin revocātiō, revocātiōn-, from revocātus, past participle of revocāre, to call back; see revoke.]
rev'o·ca·to'ry (rěv'ə-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

revocation 
c.1410, from L. revocationem (nom. revocatio) "a calling back, recalling," noun of action from revocare (see revoke).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: rev·o·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "re-v&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or instance of revoking

Main Entry: rev·o·ca·to·ry
Pronunciation: 're-v&-k&-"tOr-E, ri-'vä-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or effecting a revocation revocatory instrument>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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