abrogate an agreement
1agreement — agree·ment n 1 a: the act or fact of agreeing by mutual agreement b: unity of opinion, understanding, or intent; esp: the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms if they reach agreement ◇ Under common law, agreement is a necessary… …
2abrogate — ab‧ro‧gate [ˈæbrəgeɪt] verb [transitive] formal LAW to officially end a law, agreement, or practice: • They accused the company of abrogating its contract. * * * abrogate UK US /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL …
3abrogate — abrogate, arrogate Abrogate means ‘to repel, annul, or cancel’ and is used with reference to laws, rules, treaties, and other formal agreements • (The Cabinet clung stubbornly to the belief that the mere signing of the agreement itself abrogated… …
4abrogate — ► VERB formal ▪ repeal or do away with (a law or agreement). DERIVATIVES abrogation noun abrogator noun. ORIGIN Latin abrogare repeal …
5abrogate — UK [ˈæbrəɡeɪt] / US [ˈæbrəˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms abrogate : present tense I/you/we/they abrogate he/she/it abrogates present participle abrogating past tense abrogated past participle abrogated very formal to officially get rid of a… …
6abrogate — ab|ro|gate [ˈæbrəgeıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abrogare, from ab away + rogare to ask, suggest a law ] to officially end a legal agreement, practice etc ▪ Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty …
7abrogate — [[t]æ̱brəgeɪt[/t]] abrogates, abrogating, abrogated VERB If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it. [FORMAL] [V n] Our information is that the next prime minister could… …
8abrogate — verb (T) formal to officially end a law, legal agreement, practice etc: Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty. abrogation noun (C, U) …
9abrogate — ab|ro|gate [ æbrə,geıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to officially get rid of a law or political arrangement, often without the agreement of the other people, groups, etc. involved ╾ ab|ro|ga|tion [ ,æbrə geıʃn ] noun uncount …
10abrogate — [ abrəgeɪt] verb formal repeal or cancel (a law or agreement). Derivatives abrogation noun abrogator noun Origin C16: from L. abrogat , abrogare repeal , from ab away, from + rogare propose a law …
