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obrogates

obrogates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obrogate.

Meaning of obrogate

Verb

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

  1. (rare) To annul a law by enacting a new law, as opposed to repealing the former law.
    • 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.1880, James Buchanan, Johannes Voet, His Commentary on the Pandects, translation of original by Johannes Voet, page 56

Questions about obrogates

What is obrogates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Obrogates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obrogate.

Words near obrogates in the dictionary

  1. Obringers
  2. Obrochta
  3. Obrochtas
  4. obrogate
  5. obrogated
  6. obrogates
  7. obrogating
  8. obrogation
  9. obrok
  10. obroks
  11. obroni

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