Search Result for "revocation":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. the state of being cancelled or annulled;
[syn: revocation, annulment]
2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done;
- Example: "the revocation of a law"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revocation \Rev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r['e]vocation.] 1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. [1913 Webster] One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "revocation": abjuration, abjurement, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering, countermand, counterorder, crossing, defeasance, denial, disaffirmation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disowning, disownment, disproof, expatriation, forswearing, gainsaying, impugnment, invalidation, nullification, palinode, palinody, recall, recantation, refutation, renege, reneging, renouncement, renunciation, repeal, repudiation, rescinding, rescindment, rescission, retractation, retraction, reversal, revoke, revokement, setting aside, suspension, unsaying, vacation, vacatur, voidance, voiding, waiver, waiving, withdrawal, write-off
