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отменям — meaning in English

otmenyam

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English meaning

  • abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
  • abrogate verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
  • annul verb To officially declare something invalid or void, as if it never legally existed.
  • avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
  • cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  • countermand verb To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  • override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
  • quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
  • repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
  • rescind verb To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.
  • reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
  • revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
  • scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
  • undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.

Senses

отменям is used for these senses in English:

  • abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • abrogate (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]
  • annul (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
  • avoid (transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
  • cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
  • countermand To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  • quash (legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
  • rescind (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

abrogate — full definition

  1. verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
  2. verb To put an end to; to do away with.
  3. verb To block a process or function.

Related Bulgarian words