revocation

(rĕv'ə-kā'shən)
n.
The act or an instance of revoking.

[Middle English revocacion, from Old French, from Latin revocātiō, revocātiōn-, from revocātus, past participle of revocāre, to call back. See revoke.]

revocatory rev'o·ca·to'ry (rĕv'ə-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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1. recall of authority conferred.


2. cancellation of an instrument previously made.


3. cancellation of an offer by the offeror, which, if effective, terminates the offeree’s power of acceptance.

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An act of recalling a power of authority conferred, as a revocation of a power of attorney , a license , an agency , etc.


Example: The revocation of Abel’s broker’s license, caused by his fraudulent acts, prevented him from earning a living in real estate.

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noun

The act of reversing or annulling: recall, repeal, rescission, reversal. See continue/stop/pause, law.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The recall of some power or authority that has been granted.

Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a power of attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. The revocation of a will takes place when a testator makes a later will containing terms that are inconsistent with the terms of an earlier will, or when the testator destroys the former will.

A revocation by operation of law or constructive revocation occurs without regard to the intention of the parties. A power of attorney, therefore, is ordinarily revoked automatically by operation of law upon the death of the principal.

See words rhyming with "revocatory."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilbagekaldelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
herroeping

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) retrait, révocation, abrogation, annulation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufhebung, Rücknahme, Widerruf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάκληση

Italiano (Italian)
revoca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - revogação (f)

Русский (Russian)
отмена, аннулирование

Español (Spanish)
n. - revocación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - återkallande, indragning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
废止, 取消, 解除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 廢止, 取消, 解除

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 철회, 취소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 廃止, 撤回

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الغاء, سحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביטול‬

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