revocatory
Adjective: Relating to or having the power of revoking, cancelling, or annulling something. "Revocatory" describes an action, clause, or instrument that serves to withdraw, repeal, or nullify a previous decision, law, contract, or right.
- (A clause that permits cancellation.)
- (An order that cancels a prior legal decision.)
- (A gesture indicating withdrawal or cancellation.)
"revocatory action": a legal or administrative step taken to reverse a prior action.
- The government's revocatory action against the permit was challenged in court. (The action annulled the permit.)
"revocatory power": the authority to revoke or rescind something.
- Only the board of directors holds revocatory power over the company's bylaws. (The power to cancel the bylaws.)
"revocatory effect": the result of making something no longer valid.
- The new law had a revocatory effect on several older regulations, rendering them obsolete. (The law nullified older rules.)
Revoke (verb): to officially cancel or withdraw something.
- The driver's license was revoked after multiple violations. (Cancelled officially.)
Revocable (adjective): capable of being revoked.
- The offer is revocable at any time before acceptance. (Can be withdrawn.)
Revocation (noun): the act of revoking or state of being revoked.
- The revocation of the contract led to a lawsuit. (The cancellation.)
- Rescissory: having the power to annul or repeal.
- Abrogative: serving to abolish or cancel formally.
- Nullifying: rendering something invalid or void.
"Revocatory clause" (legal term): a provision in a document that allows for cancellation.
- The lease contained a revocatory clause if the property was sold. (A clause permitting termination.)
"Revocatory instrument": a formal document used to annul a previous one.
- He signed a revocatory instrument to cancel the power of attorney. (A document that revokes a prior legal authority.)