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revocable
[rev-uh-kuh-buhl, ri-voh-]
revocable
/ ˈrɛvəkəbəl, rɪˈvəʊkəbəl /
adjective
capable of being revoked; able to be cancelled
Other Word Forms
- revocably adverb
- revocability noun
- revocableness noun
- nonrevocability noun
- nonrevocable adjective
- nonrevocably adverb
- nonrevokable adjective
- unrevocable adjective
- unrevocably adverb
- unrevokable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of revocable1
Example Sentences
To avoid any unexpected disputes, lawyers advise people to have a will or a will and a revocable trust that accounts for such scenarios.
“A revocable living trust is one of the most common types of trusts used in estate planning,” it adds.
In North Carolina, the elective share is between 15% and 50% depending on the length of marriage, and it only applies to assets contained in the deceased spouse’s estate and/or revocable trust.
If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.
The new bill will make this argument more tenuous, as it says that consent must be "free and informed, specific, prior and revocable",
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When To Use
Revocable means able to be revoked—taken back, withdrawn, or cancelled.Revoke and revocable are typically used in the context of officially taking back or cancelling some kind of right, status, or privilege that has already been given or approved. Passports and laws are revocable, for example.Things that revocable are subject to revocation. The opposite of revocable is irrevocable.Very rarely, revocable can also be spelled revokable.Example: The principal reminded us that our privileges are revocable and will be taken away if there is any bad behavior.
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