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Meaning of abrogation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Definitions

  1. The act of abrogating.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A repeal by authority; abolition.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The blocking of a molecular process or function.
    countable, uncountable

Translations

Examples

“[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a __ premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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