odvolat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
- recant verb To formally take back a statement or belief you previously expressed, especially in public.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- rescind verb To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.
- retract verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.
Senses
odvolat is used for these senses in English:
- appeal (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- call off (transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- recant (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
- rescind (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- retract To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.
abjure — full definition
- verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.
appeal — full definition
- noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
- noun A serious or urgent request for help, support, or something desired.
- noun The quality of being attractive or interesting.
- verb To formally request that a higher court review a decision.
- verb To be attractive or interesting to someone.