Associations to the word «Abrogation»

Wiktionary

ABROGATION, noun. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABROGATION, noun. The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats