Abrogate

  • 121legislation — n. statutes, laws 1) to adopt, enact, pass; draft legislation 2) to veto; vote down legislation 3) to abrogate, repeal legislation 4) emergency; progressive; remedial; social legislation * * * [ˌledʒɪs leɪʃ(ə)n] draft legislation enact pass… …

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  • 122treaty — n. 1) to conclude, sign; negotiate, work out a treaty 2) to confirm, ratify a treaty (the senate confirms all treaties) 3) to break, violate a treaty 4) to abrogate, denounce a treaty 5) a bilateral; commercial, trade; nonaggression; peace; test… …

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  • 123cancel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delete; offset, neutralize; void, annul; postmark. See nullification, compensation, indication, nonpayment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mark out] Syn. erase, eradicate, cross off, cross out, wipe out …

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  • 124repeal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. revoke, recall, annul, nullify, vacate, abrogate. See nullification. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abrogation, annulment, cancellation, revocation, reversal, withdrawal, abolition; see also cancellation …

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  • 125void — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. empty, vacuous, blank; unoccupied, untenanted; devoid, lacking, unfilled; ineffectual; null, invalid; not binding; vain, unreal, unsubstantial. v. t. vacate; abrogate, nullify, negate; evacuate,… …

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  • 126set aside — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To save] Syn. put away, reserve, lay up; see maintain 3 , save 3 . 2. [To discard] Syn. abrogate, repeal, reject; see cancel 2 , discard . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To put an end to, especially formally and with… …

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  • 127Inexistence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inexistence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexistence inexistence Sgm: N 1 nonexistence nonexistence nonsubsistence Sgm: N 1 nonentity nonentity nil Sgm: N 1 negativeness negativeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N …

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  • 128Abrogation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Abrogation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abrogation abrogation annulment nullification Sgm: N 1 vacatur vacatur Sgm: N 1 canceling canceling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 cancel cancel Sgm: N 1 revocatio …

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