revokeverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈvəʊk/us/rɪˈvoʊk/formalto say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect:
The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
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- legalize
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- proscribe
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- repeal
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revocation
noun [ C or U ] uk/re.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/re.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/