abrogations

These kind of abrogations of democratic power has come to be affectionately known as "Henry VIII" clauses, after the

The Guardian World News Afua Hirsch 2010

There was some suggestion from the Left that certain of the post 9/11 bills (also involving purported civil rights abrogations) were presented with no time to read them.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Did Congress Understand the Health Bill It Passed? 2010

Lots and lots of women have put up with much worse abrogations of their rights for the sake of their children and for basic survival.

What does feminism mean for you? « Gender Across Borders 2010

Grownups don't demand arbitrary and illegal state abrogations of due process of law.

Lead Coleman Lawyer: Franken Will Have Bigger Lead After Trial, Then Come Appeals 2010

“Exceptions” to the privacy, due process, and equal protection clauses are necessarily abrogations of those clauses when they exclude suspect classes without substantive reason.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The California Supreme Court on Amendment vs. Revision: 2009

As a result, there are virtually no laws, leaving all beings to pursue what pleasures or activities they desire so long as they don't disturb others; rare severe abrogations are dealt with via isolation and enforced robotic supervision.

Review: The Player of Games by Iain Banks 2008

As a result, there are virtually no laws, leaving all beings to pursue what pleasures or activities they desire so long as they don't disturb others; rare severe abrogations are dealt with via isolation and enforced robotic supervision.

Archive 2008-09-01 2008

Thus, Islam was illogical in proclaiming the superiority of Christian Law to Mosaic Law, while reversing Christian abrogations of Mosaic Law.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Interviews with a Muslim 2007

That the war itself is may be a fraud has not kept Bush from citing it as justification for his arrogant and arbitrary abrogations of due process of law and the other "freedoms" for which we are said to be waging this so-called "war".

Reasons given for Goss resignation are but lipstick on a pig! 2006

But so, too, are the penalties that would exist for any abrogations of the accord.

Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1995