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abrogation

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13
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16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/(UK)
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/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/(UK) · /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Definition of abrogation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of abrogating.
    “[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a __ premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of abrogating.
    “[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a __ premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of abrogating.

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Etymology

First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.

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