revocation

Noun

Meaning

The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall.

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; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

annulment removal withdrawal dissolution elimination recall contradiction cancel cancellation abolition termination reversal denial repeal vacation
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Antonyms

abracadabra leave appeal approval sanction shingles
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Hypernyms

state repeal annulment abrogation

Related terms

revoke

Phrases with the word

legislative revocation

Anagrams

overaction vocationer

Examples

Radical and revolutionary movements seek not to revise but to revoke. The target of revocation should be obvious. The target is politics itself. Karl Hess

the revocation of a law Source: Internet

An Accra High Court has given the Receiver of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited 10 days within which to file a response to a suit challenging Bank of Ghana’s revocation of the operating licence of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited. Source: Internet

A hearing, scheduled for July 23, could result in a license suspension or revocation for Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub, which currently is closed. Source: Internet

Consequences of not working an invention vary from one country to another, ranging from revocation of the patent rights to the awarding of a compulsory license awarded by the courts to a party wishing to exploit a patented invention. Source: Internet

Churner said Matthews failed to appear for revocation court on Feb. 18, and multiple warrants were issued for his arrest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

revocableness revocably revocate revocational revocative revocatory