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obrogating

obrogating is the present participle and gerund 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 obrogating

What is obrogating the present participle and gerund of?
Obrogating is the present participle and gerund of obrogate.

Words near obrogating in the dictionary

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

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