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Vinony

abrogation

noun

  1. block a biological process or function
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ / /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

noun

Etymology: First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.

  1. The act of abrogating.

    “[…] 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.”

  2. The act of abrogating.