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Dictionary: ir·rev·o·ca·ble   (ĭ-rĕv'ə-kə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Impossible to retract or revoke: an irrevocable decision.

irrevocability ir·rev'o·ca·bil'i·ty or ir·rev'o·ca·ble·ness n.
irrevocably ir·rev'o·ca·bly adv.

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Incapable of being recalled or revoked, unchangeable. For example, a bank issues an irrevocable Letter of Credit, stating that if the terms of the Contract are met, the bank will lend the money requested.

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Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable.
Example: The bank issued an irrevocable Letter of Credit stating that if the terms of the Contract were met the bank would lend the money requested.

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adjective

    That cannot be revoked or undone: irreversible, unalterable. Idioms: beyond recall. See change/persist.

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adj

Definition: fixed, unchangeable
Antonyms: alterable, changeable, reversible, revocable, temporary


Law Encyclopedia: Irrevocable
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Unable to cancel or recall; that which is unalterable or irreversible.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unchangeable.

pronunciation Once her ballot was in the box, her decision was irrevocable.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uigenkaldelig, uopsigelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onherroepelijk

Français (French)
adj. - irrévocable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unwiderruflich, unabänderlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανέκκλητος, αμετάκλητος, τελεσίδικος

Italiano (Italian)
irrevocabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irrevogável

Русский (Russian)
окончательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irrevocable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oåterkallelig (äv. hand.), ouppsägbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能挽回的, 不能变更的, 不能取消的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能挽回的, 不能變更的, 不能取消的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 되부를 수 없는, 취소할 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 取り消せない, 呼び戻せない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نهائي, لا يلغى, متعذر تغييره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סופי, שאין לשנותו, בלתי-ניתן לביטול‬


 
 

 

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