Meaning & use
Abrogation
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The formal repeal or cancellation of a law, right, or formal agreement.
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The court's ruling led to the abrogation of the outdated statute.
Critics condemned the treaty's abrogation as a betrayal of the original alliance.
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Abrogation comes from the Latin 'abrogare,' meaning 'to repeal a law,' formed from 'ab-' (away) and 'rogare' (to propose a law).
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