as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
staunch opposition to any legislation that would result in the abrogation of the rights of religious minorities
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Recent Examples of abrogation
Since the abrogation of the gold standard, the metallists are forced to accept the chartalist position.
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrogation
Noun
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Students have often stood on the front lines, be it abolition, women’s suffrage or civil rights.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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South Korea has not executed a death-row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment and popular calls for its abolition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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City budget data show that about 33 cents of every property tax dollar collected by the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser is actually spent within the city, underscoring the scale of the financial challenge a statewide property-tax repeal would create for Hialeah.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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But the repeal of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, polio, diphtheria, rubeola and tetanus, requires legislative action.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Abrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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