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abrogable

v.
C1 Advanced ab·ro·gable

v. able to be officially canceled or ended by a law or a contract. You use this when a rule or agreement can be stopped by a higher power.

v. capable of being formally repealed, annulled, or canceled by a legal authority or contractual party.


SIMPLE

The treaty is abrogable if both countries agree.

CONTEXTUAL

The legal team argued that the contract was abrogable because the terms had become impossible to follow.

COMPLEX

While the constitution is designed to be a permanent document, certain emergency clauses are abrogable by the legislature during times of national crisis.

Origin

From Latin abrogō. Equivalent to abrogate + -able.

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