What does revocation mean?

Definitions for revocation
ˌrɛv əˈkeɪ ʃənre·vo·ca·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. revocation, annulmentnoun

    the state of being cancelled or annulled

  2. revocationnoun

    the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

    "the revocation of a law"

Wiktionary

  1. revocationnoun

    An act or instance of revoking.

  2. Etymology: From revocationem (accusative of revocatio)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Revocationnoun

    Etymology: revocation, Fr. revocatio, Lat.

    One, that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Richard Hooker.

    Elaiana’s king commanded Chenandra to tell him that he had received advice of his revocation. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

    If a grievance be inflicted on a person, he may appeal, it is not necessary to pray a revocation of such a grievance. John Ayliffe.

Wikipedia

  1. Revocation

    Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the cancelling of an act, the recalling of a grant or privilege, or the making void of some deed previously existing. A temporary revocation of a grant or privilege is called a suspension.

ChatGPT

  1. revocation

    Revocation is the act of withdrawing, canceling, or reversing a decision, status, or privilege that was previously granted. This can apply to a wide range of situations, such as legal rights, licenses, offers, or any other formal agreements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Revocationnoun

    the act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall

  2. Revocationnoun

    the act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license

  3. Etymology: [L. revocatio: cf. F. rvocation.]

Wikidata

  1. Revocation

    Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the reversal of an act, the recalling of a grant, or the making void of some deed previously existing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of revocation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of revocation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of revocation in a Sentence

  1. Jan Baran:

    I don’t believe the IRS has applied the statute in the way advocated by Turley, i am unaware of any church, including an evangelical church, in which a candidate has spoken being subject to revocation of tax-exempt status.Turley does not cite an example.

  2. Vikas Swarup:

    If he fails to respond within the stipulated time, it will be assumed that he has no response to offer and the Ministry of External Affairs will go ahead with the revocation.

  3. Dan Patrick:

    What we will propose to do is to end all tenure for all new hires, the law will change to say teaching critical race theory is prima facie evidence for good cause for tenure revocation.

  4. Andrew Bakaj:

    The President's 'revocation' of Mr. Brennan's security clearance creates a troubling precedent.

  5. Lynn Lunsford:

    In certain offenses, such as using an aircraft to transport drugs, the revocation( of the pilot’s certification) can be permanent.

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