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废除 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • nix noun Nothing, zero.
  • revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.

Senses

废除 is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
  • nix To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
  • revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
  • rule out (transitive) To disallow.

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.

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