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abrogation

[ab-ruh-gay-shuhn] / ˌæb rəˈgeɪ ʃən /


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I wouldn’t be surprised if Westside residents who lost everything try to recall the mayor for her supposed abrogation of duty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

He added: "It in no way calls for the abrogation of anybody else's rights."

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

“If the state chooses for a human being who to fall in love with,” he said, “that would be the greatest abrogation of our most basic rights.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

So a lot of this has been an abrogation by Congress.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2020

Now the cardinal point of difference between primitive Christianity and Judaism related to the alleged abrogation of the ancient constitution set forth in the old Testament.

From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler




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