abrogate
Example Sentences
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Did the attorney general really abrogate his duty to supervise Mr. Smith’s work?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
While there was pressure to abrogate the Indus Waters Treaty - a key river water sharing agreement - India opted instead to withhold any data beyond treaty obligations, Mr Bisaria writes.
From BBC • May 2, 2025
She declined to cite Windsor, Obergefell, or any other Supreme Court decisions that supersede and abrogate Lofton.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2023
Duterte took steps, which he later withdrew, to abrogate a key security agreement with the U.S. that allowed large numbers of American forces to enter the Philippines for combat exercises.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
This court, as its name implies, can abrogate the ruling of any other tribunal, with the exception of the administrative courts.
From France by Home, Gordon Cochrane
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