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abrogation

ab·ro·ga·tion

UK/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ US/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ uncommon

noun

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the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

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First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.

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