obrogation

[ ob-ruh-gey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɒb rəˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun Civil Law.

the annulment or alteration of a law by the enactment of a new one.

Origin of obrogation

1650–60; < Latin obrogātiōn- (stem of obrogātiō), equivalent to ob- ob- + rogātiōn- rogation

Words nearby obrogation

obregón, obrenovich, obrenović, obreption, obrit, obrogation, obs, obs., obscene, obscenity, obscurant