abrogation

American  

[ab-ruh-gey-shuhn] / ˌæb rəˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of abrogating, or repealing.

   abrogation of the treaty's responsibility.

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Etymology

Origin of abrogation

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin abrogātiōn-, stem of abrogātiō “a repeal,” equivalent to abrogāt(us), past participle of abrogāre “to repeal” + -iō -ion ( def. ); abrogate ( def. )

Example Sentences

I wouldn’t be surprised if Westside residents who lost everything try to recall the mayor for her supposed abrogation of duty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

So the party's decision not to field any candidates in the ongoing general election - the first in the region since the abrogation of Article 370 - has come as a surprise to many.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

In the new ruling, the judges said that Oklahoma’s 1910 public nuisance law typically referred to an abrogation of a public right like access to roads or clean water or air.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

“It would be an abrogation of the process that we set in motion,” said Richard O. Harrell III of South Boston, Va.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

When the comprehensive annual curse, known as the Bull in C�na Domini, came in fashion, falsifiers of papal letters were included in its anathemas, until the abrogation of the custom in 1773.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Related Words

• annulment
• repudiation