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REVOCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
Example:
the revocation of a law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("revocation" is a kind of...):
abrogation; annulment; repeal (the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)
Derivation:
revoke (cancel officially)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being cancelled or annulled
Synonyms:
annulment; revocation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("revocation" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
