Abrogation

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃnÌ©/Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō ("repealed"), from abrogo, from ab ("from") + rogo ("ask, inquire").

Full definition of abrogation

Noun

1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. First attested in the mid 16^th century.

• 1853, Herman Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, ... I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a __ premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.