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revocation


Meanings
  • Noun

    The act of withdrawing or cancelling a previous authorization or permission.

    - "The company issued a revocation of the contract."
    - "After the error was discovered, the manager issued a revocation of the promotion."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with revocation
invocation , vocation , devotion
Variants
List of all variants of revocation that leads to same result
revocation , revocations
Etymology
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From Old French revocacion, from re- 'back' + vocacion 'calling'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'revocation' is often used in the context of computer security to refer to the process of removing access privileges from a user or a program.

  2. In the Middle Ages, a revocation of a grant of land or property was a common way for monarchs to reclaim control over territories.

  3. The term 'revocation' is also used in the context of international law to refer to the act of a state withdrawing recognition of the sovereignty of another state.


Related Concepts
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  1. annulment: Annulment is the legal term for the cancellation of a marriage, while revocation refers to the cancellation of a permission or authorization.

  2. retraction: Retraction is the act of withdrawing a statement or opinion, while revocation is the act of withdrawing permission or authorization.


Culture
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In literature, revocation is often used to denote the act of taking back a promise, offer, or agreement.

How to Memorize "revocation"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person taking back a permission or authorization, such as a key or a document.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the act of taking something back, such as returning a library book.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember REVOKE as an acronym for 'Revoke Only Key'.


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