the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall.
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of revoking or recalling; also, the state of being recalled or summoned back.
n. The act of revoking or annulling; the reversal of a thing done by the revoker or his predecessor in the same authority; the calling back of a thing granted, or the making void of some deed previously existing; also, the state of being revoked or annulled; reversal; repeal; annulment: as, the revocation of a will.
n.Synonyms see renounce, abolish.
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n. the state of being cancelled or annulled
n. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
Word Usage
"He said the center recently has served more like a "short-term revocation center.""