countermand

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C0687400 (koun′tər-mănd′, koun′tər-mănd′)tr.v. coun·ter·mand·ed, coun·ter·mand·ing, coun·ter·mands 1. To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order).2. To recall by a contrary order: countermanded the airstrikes.n. (koun′tər-mănd′)1. An order or command reversing another one.2. Cancellation of an order or command.

[Middle English countremaunden, from Old French contremander : contre-, counter- + mander, to command (from Latin mandāre; see man- in Indo-European roots).]

countermand

vb (tr) 1. to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc)2. (Military) to order (forces, etc) to return or retreat; recall n a command revoking another [C15: from Old French contremander, from contre- counter- + mander to command, from Latin mandāre; see mandate]

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(v. ˌkaʊn tərˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd; v., n. ˈkaʊn tərˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd)

v.t. 1. to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.). 2. to recall or stop by a contrary order. n. 3. a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French countermander, Middle French contremander=contre- counter- + mander to command < Latin mandāre; see mandate]

countermand

Past participle: countermanded
Gerund: countermanding

Imperative
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Present
I countermand
you countermand
he/she/it countermands
we countermand
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they countermand

Preterite
I countermanded
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we countermanded
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Present Continuous
I am countermanding
you are countermanding
he/she/it is countermanding
we are countermanding
you are countermanding
they are countermanding

Present Perfect
I have countermanded
you have countermanded
he/she/it has countermanded
we have countermanded
you have countermanded
they have countermanded

Past Continuous
I was countermanding
you were countermanding
he/she/it was countermanding
we were countermanding
you were countermanding
they were countermanding

Past Perfect
I had countermanded
you had countermanded
he/she/it had countermanded
we had countermanded
you had countermanded
they had countermanded

Future
I will countermand
you will countermand
he/she/it will countermand
we will countermand
you will countermand
they will countermand

Future Perfect
I will have countermanded
you will have countermanded
he/she/it will have countermanded
we will have countermanded
you will have countermanded
they will have countermanded

Future Continuous
I will be countermanding
you will be countermanding
he/she/it will be countermanding
we will be countermanding
you will be countermanding
they will be countermanding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been countermanding
you have been countermanding
he/she/it has been countermanding
we have been countermanding
you have been countermanding
they have been countermanding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been countermanding
you will have been countermanding
he/she/it will have been countermanding
we will have been countermanding
you will have been countermanding
they will have been countermanding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been countermanding
you had been countermanding
he/she/it had been countermanding
we had been countermanding
you had been countermanding
they had been countermanding

Conditional
I would countermand
you would countermand
he/she/it would countermand
we would countermand
you would countermand
they would countermand

Past Conditional
I would have countermanded
you would have countermanded
he/she/it would have countermanded
we would have countermanded
you would have countermanded
they would have countermanded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous commandbid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Verb	1.	countermand - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"repeal, rescind, annul, revoke, vacate, reverse, overturn, liftgo back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

countermand

verb cancel, reverse, override, repeal, revoke, retract, rescind, annul I can't countermand her orders.

Translations

Abbestellungannullarecontrordinestornare

Countermand

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Related to Countermand: obviate, insist, acquainted, vacillate, anticipating, Garnishee order

COUNTERMAND. This word signifies a. change or recall of orders previously given.
2. It may be express or implied. Express, when contrary orders are given and a revocation. of the former order is made. Implied, when a new order is given which is inconsistent with the former order: as, if a man should order a merchant to ship him in a particular vessel certain goods which belonged to him, and then, before the goods were shipped, he directed him to ship them in another vessel; this would be a countermand of the first order.
3. While the first command is unrecalled, the person who gave it would be liable to all the consequences in case he should be obeyed; but if, for example, a man should command another to commit a crime and, before its perpetration, he should repent and countermand it, he would not be liable for the consequences if the crime should afterwards be committed.
4. When a command or order has been given, and property delivered, by which a right vests in a third person, the party giving the order cannot countermand it; for example, if a debtor should deliver to A a sum of money to be paid to B, his creditor, B has a vested right in the money, and unless he abandon that right, and refuse to take the money, the debtor cannot recover it from A. 1 Roll. Ab. 32, pl. 13; Yelv. 164 Sty. 296. See 3 Co. 26 b.; 2 Vent. 298 10 Mod. 432; Vin. Ab. Countermand, A 1; Vin. Ab. Bailment, D; 9 East, 49; Roll. Ab. 606; Bac. Ab. Bailment, D; Com. Dig. Attorney, B 9, c. 8; Dane's Ab. h.t.; and Command.

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verb cancel

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noun a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

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verb cancel officially

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