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abrogate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈabrəˌgāt/,
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abrogating, present participle; abrogated, past tense; abrogates, 3rd person singular present; abrogated, past participle;
  1. Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
    • - a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike
  1. revoke formally
  2. (abrogation) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
  3. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc; To put an end to; to do away with; Abrogated; abolished. - Hugh Latimer
  4. (abrogated) Repealed, annulled, cancelled, abolished by authority.
  5. (ABROGATION) To close, vacate and abandon for public use.
  6. (abrogation) a nullifying; a doing away with something [L. normal'>abrogare- to repeal]
  7. (v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
  8. To revoke or annul. One "abrogates" a contract, like a family agreement, by doing something expressly contrary to the agreement. One party's act of abrogation may not void the agreement, but will give the other party a cause of action.
  9. to abolish or nullify a law by authoritative action
  10. To repeal, annul, cancel, abolish (generally by formal action).
  11. To abolish, anul, repeal or cancel.
  12. (v) - void, do away with, repeal
  13. "To repeal, annul or set aside."
  14. (verb) to abolish or do away with
  15. to take back by authority
  16. To destroy or annul a former law by legislative act or constitutional authority.
  17. To cancel or revoke.
  18. To repeal or cancel an old law using another law or constitutional power.
  19. v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. Abrogate also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.