Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who abrogates or repeals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who repeals by authority.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have no doubt that the homeland security measures; enhanced interrogations of captured terrorists; removal of the Taliban and al Qaida's safe haven nation-state in Afghanistan; and taking the fight to the enemy generally, and terrorist state supporter/war ceasefire abrogator in Iraq, all were critical elements in keeping us safe under Bush.
race42008.com 2009
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1541 Cathedram adit, Papisticarum traditionum abrogator circa coniugium
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1541 Cathedram adit, Papisticarum traditionum abrogator circa coniugium
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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"His (Muhammad's) law is the abrogator of every other law." [
The Faith of Islam Edward Sell
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1541 Cathedram adit, Papisticarum traditionum abrogator circa coniugium
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Justice is both the initiator and the abrogator of its own laws.”
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927
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