Revocation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Revocation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Revocation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revocation n the state of being cancelled or annulled [syn: revocation, annulment] the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revocation \Rev`oca"tion\, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r[82]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.