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

Earlier this month, assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since the abrogation.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

“If the state chooses for a human being who to fall in love with,” he said, “that would be the greatest abrogation of our most basic rights.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

“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

The feelings with which the abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction in 1461 was received are well expressed in the “Pragmaticæ Sanctionis Passio,” Baluz. et Mansi, IV.

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

Related Words

• annulment
• repudiation