abrogare — meaning in English

English meaning

• derogate verb (law) To cancel part of a law, rather than all of it.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

abrogare is used for these senses in English:

• derogate (obsolete, transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.). [16th–17th c.]
• reverse (legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

derogate — full definition

1. verb (law) To cancel part of a law, rather than all of it.
2. verb To criticise something in a way that makes it seem less good or important.
3. verb To take away part of something so that what is left is smaller or weaker.
4. verb To weaken someone's authority or good qualities.

reverse — full definition

1. adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
2. noun The opposite of something; the other side.
3. noun The gear that makes a vehicle travel backward.
4. verb To move backward, or to turn something to face the opposite way.

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