REVOCATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does revocation mean? • REVOCATION (noun)
The noun REVOCATION has 2 senses:
1. the state of being cancelled or annulled
2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
Familiarity information: REVOCATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REVOCATION (noun)
Meaning:
The state of being cancelled or annulled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
annulment; revocation
Hypernyms ("revocation" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Meaning:
The act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the revocation of a law
Hypernyms ("revocation" is a kind of...):
abrogation; annulment; repeal (the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)
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