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obrogation

American  
[ob-ruh-gay-shuhn] / ˌɒb rəˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

Civil Law.
  1. the annulment or alteration of a law by the enactment of a new one.


Etymology

Origin of obrogation

1650–60; < Latin obrogātiōn- (stem of obrogātiō ), equivalent to ob- ob- + rogātiōn- rogation


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