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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun The act or an instance of revoking.

from The Century Dictionary.

noun The act of revoking or recalling; also, the state of being recalled or summoned back.
noun The act of revoking or annulling; the reversal of a thing done by the revoker or his predecessor in the same authority; the calling back of a thing granted, or the making void of some deed previously existing; also, the state of being revoked or annulled; reversal; repeal; annulment: as, the revocation of a will.
noun Synonyms see renounce, abolish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall.
noun The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal.

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noun An act or instance of revoking.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun the state of being cancelled or annulled
noun the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English revocacion, from Old French, from Latin revocātiō, revocātiōn-, from revocātus, past participle of revocāre, to call back; see revoke.]

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From Latin revocationem (accusative of revocatio)

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This happens every day in revocation hearings across the country.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? 2010
If there is a real reason for licensing a profession, two years of failure should result in revocation of said license.

The Volokh Conspiracy » How President Obama is bringing real education reform to Colorado 2010
(And a supervised release revocation is not analogous to civil commitment, because a revocation imprisonment term is a criminal punishment, and it is additional punishment for the original offense, not a punishment for the release violation.)

The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? 2010
If there is a real reason for licensing a profession, two years of failure should result in revocation of said license.

The Volokh Conspiracy » How President Obama is bringing real education reform to Colorado 2010
He said the center recently has served more like a "short-term revocation center."

greatfallstribune.com - Local News 2010
He said the center recently has served more like a "short-term revocation center."

greatfallstribune.com - Local News 2010
In May, DRD failed a safety audit, and was facing probation or revocation from the American Waterways Operators, a national trade association for the tugboat, towboat and barge industry.

NewsInferno 2008
Graham called the revocation a "slap at all evangelical Christians" and a restriction on his "religious rights."

Politics in Minnesota Charles C. Haynes 2010
Vanguard gathered that the revocation was a fall-out from information received by the authorities in Dubai that the former governor was allegedly nursing plans to break his bail and leave the country.

AllAfrica News: Latest 2010
A revocation is the strongest action the FAA can take against a pilot, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said Thursday.

Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2010

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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