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English
Etymology
From Latin obrogō.
Pronunciation
Verb
obrogate (third-person singular simple present obrogates, present participle obrogating, simple past and past participle obrogated)
- (law, rare) To annul a law by enacting a new law, as opposed to repealing the former law.
1880, James Buchanan, Johannes Voet, His Commentary on the Pandects, translation of original by Johannes Voet, page 56:That a law is surrogated, when anything is added to the former law; that it is obrogated when anything in the former law is changed.
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
obrogāte
- vocative masculine singular of obrogātus