0 the act of formally ending a law, agreement, or custom:
He filed for bankruptcy, which permitted the abrogation of all contracts.
This is an abrogation of the agreement, and I am very sad about it.
This is an appalling abrogation of responsibility.
She felt it would be an abrogation of her maternal duty to leave the decision about her child's fate to his doctors.
1 the act of officially ending a law, agreement, or custom:
He called for renegotiation - but not abrogation - of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Abrogation of a constitution is often the result of a coup accompanied by bloodshed and immense upheaval.
It is a complete abrogation of their responsibility to say that.
Opposition groups have not ceased in criticizing the treaty and calling for its abrogation.
The abrogation of tumor growth correlated with enhanced apoptosis in tumor tissues.
This abrogation of the marriage plot creates a new and fertile hollow in the narrative.
Therefore, abrogation of eosinophils did not affect the number of migrated worms in the lungs.
The costs of abrogation of the practices of honour would have greatly outweighed the benefits.
