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Meaning of abrogation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Aufhebung
Ελληνικά κατάργηση
Français abrogation
Bahasa Indonesia abrogasi pembatalan
한국어 폐기
Українська аброгація

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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