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abrogation

[ab-ruh-gey-shuhn] / ˌæb rəˈgeɪ ʃən /


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I wouldn’t be surprised if Westside residents who lost everything try to recall the mayor for her supposed abrogation of duty.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

He added: "It in no way calls for the abrogation of anybody else's rights."

From BBC Feb. 28, 2024

“If the state chooses for a human being who to fall in love with,” he said, “that would be the greatest abrogation of our most basic rights.”

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2023

“There is no reason the law should analyze an abrogation of the right to exclude in one manner if it extends for 365 days, but in an entirely different manner if it lasts for 364.”

From Washington Post Jun. 23, 2021

They quoted the Fathers, and demanded the abrogation of the Council of Chalcedon.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Cardinal Newman




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