abrogation
2 synonyms and 3 antonyms for abrogation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of officially stopping or cancelling something.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
An official cancellation of a law or rule by those with the power to do so.
Opposites
Etymology
First recorded in 1535, abrogation comes from Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, formed from ab (“from”) and rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis it breaks down as ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
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