Abrogations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of formally repealing or annulling a law or agreement
2. The process through which previously established rules or regulations are revoked or canceled
3. Measures taken to nullify existing legislation or obligations, effectively rendering them void

Etymology: The plural "abrogations" simply counts instances of the noun "abrogation," which entered English in 1535. The noun comes from Middle French "abrogation," itself taken from the Latin "abrogātiō," a noun built on the verb "abrogāre." That verb is a compound of "ab," meaning "from" or "away," and "rogāre," meaning "ask" or "propose." In Roman legal usage, to abrogate a law was to ask the people to vote it away, so the sense was rooted in the public procedure of putting a measure to a vote.

Synonyms: repeals, rescissions, annulments, abolitions, nullifications

Antonyms: enactments, establishments, confirmations, ratifications, approvals