Hypertext Webster Gateway: "revocation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Revocation \Rev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F.
r['e]vocation.]
1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled;
recall.
One that saw the people bent for the revocation of
Calvin, gave him notice of their affection.
--Hooker.
2. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
revocation
n : the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling
something previously done; "the revocation of a law"
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