obrogate

English

WOTD – 24 July 2010

Etymology

From Latin obrogō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒbɹəɡeɪt/
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Verb

obrogate (third-person singular simple present obrogates, present participle obrogating, simple past and past participle obrogated)

  1. (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[1], 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

  1. vocative masculine singular of obrogātus