ABROGATION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word abrogation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ABROGATION
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annulment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being cancelled or annulled • (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | ||||||||
repeal | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
cancellation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement • the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void | ||||||||
negation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||||
nullification | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress • the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | ||||||||
rescission | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made | ||||||||
revocation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being cancelled or annulled • the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done |