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abrogates

v.
C1 Advanced ab·ro·gates

v. to officially cancel or end a law, a treaty, or a contract. It is a formal way to say that something is no longer valid.

v. to formally repeal or annul a law, treaty, or contract. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the legal or formal agreement being terminated.


SIMPLE

The government abrogates the old law.

CONTEXTUAL

The treaty was abrogated by the new administration after the election results were finalized.

COMPLEX

By abrogating the previous agreement, the state effectively removed the legal protections that had shielded the local community from industrial expansion for decades.

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