abrogating

ˈæb.rəˌɡeɪ.tɪŋ

Definition

Definition of abrogating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

legal

Rare

repealing or doing away with something

Rare

The abrogating policy removed outdated regulations.

nullifying

revoking

ending

Rare

putting an end to a law or agreement

Rare

The abrogating clause nullified the previous contract.

annulling

repealing

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Origin of abrogating

Latin, abrogare (repeal) + -

Examples of abrogating in a sentence

An abrogating act was passed to eliminate the old rules.
The abrogating policy ended the old regulations.
An abrogating decision was made to terminate the agreement.

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French:abrogatif, ...
German:aufhebend, Abrogation, ...
Italian:abrogativo, annullante, ...
Spanish:derogante, abrogante, ...
Portuguese:revogatório, revogação, ...
Chinese:废止的, 终止的, ...
Japanese:廃止する, 無効にする, ...
Arabic:مُلْغٍ, مُنْهِ, ...
Hebrew:מְבַטֵּל, מַסִּים, ...
Russian:отменяющий, аннулирующий, ...
Ukrainian:скасовуючий, анулюючий, ...
Hindi:निरसन, समाप्त, ...
Bengali:বাতিল করা, সমাপ্তি, ...
Catalan:derogatòria, abrogació, ...
Czech:rušící, abrogační, ...
Danish:ophævende, ophævelse, ...
Dutch:afschaffend, afschaffing, ...
Greek:καταργητικός, κατάργηση, ...
Hungarian:hatályon kívül helyező, ...
Khmer:លុបចោល, ...
Korean:폐지하는, 폐지, ...
Persian:لغو کننده, لغو, ...
Polish:uchylający, ...
Portuguese (BR):anulando, rescisão, ...
Romanian:abrogant, abrogare, ...
Swedish:upphävande, ...
Thai:ยกเลิก, การยกเลิก, ...
Turkish:fesheden, ...
Vietnamese:bãi bỏ, chấm dứt, ...

abrogate

ˈæbrəˌɡeɪt

Definition of abrogate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

officialcancel or revoke formally

The treaty was abrogated by mutual consent.

nullify

repeal

rescind

legalrepeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement

The government decided to abrogate the outdated statute.

annul

repeal

revoke

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Origin of abrogate

Latin, ab- (away) + rogare (to ask)

Examples of abrogate in a sentence

They moved to abrogate the previous agreement.
The court can abrogate the previous ruling if new evidence is presented.
They moved to abrogate the treaty after the scandal.

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French:abroger, supprimer, ...
German:aufheben, abschaffen, ...
Italian:abrogare, ...
Spanish:abrogar, derogar, ...
Portuguese:revogar, abolir, ...
Chinese:废除, ...
Japanese:廃止する, 撤廃する, ...
Arabic:أَلْغَى, نَسَخَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל, ...
Russian:аннулировать, отменять, ...
Ukrainian:анулювати, ...
Hindi:निरस्त करना, समाप्त करना, ...
Bengali:বাতিল করা, রহিত করা, ...
Catalan:abrogar, derogar, ...
Czech:zrušit, anulovat, ...
Danish:ophæve, ...
Dutch:herroepen, afschaffen, ...
Greek:καταργώ, ...
Hungarian:eltörölni, megszüntetni, ...
Khmer:លុបចោល, និរាករណ៍, ...
Korean:폐기하다, 폐지하다, ...
Persian:لغو کردن, نسخ کردن, ...
Polish:unieważnić, uchylić, ...
Portuguese (BR):revogar, abolir, ...
Romanian:a abroga, ...
Swedish:upphäva, avskaffa, ...
Thai:ยกเลิก, ...
Turkish:feshetmek, ...
Vietnamese:bãi bỏ, ...

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Definition of abrogating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of abrogating

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Definition of abrogate - Reverso English Dictionary

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