revogar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrogate verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
• repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
• revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.

Senses

revogar 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.]
• revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

abrogate — full definition

1. verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
2. verb To stop something officially or get rid of it completely.
3. verb To stop a process or function from working.

repeal — full definition

1. verb To officially cancel a law.
2. noun The official cancellation of a law.

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