(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)

v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts ...

"abolish by authoritative act, repeal," 1520s, from Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + rogare "prop [..]

v. To abolish, repeal.

To repeal or cancel.

gat·ed -gat·ing [Latin abrogare, from ab- off + rogare ask, ask for approval of (a law)] : to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action : annul repeal [a recent addition to ...

It means to abolish (a law or custom) by formal or authoritative action; to annul or repeal. For example, to abrogate a contract is to nullify the agreement. A newly established law abrogates, or make [..]

(v) revoke formally

To repeal or cancel an old law using another law or constitutional power.

v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. Abrogate also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.

(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.en|abolish,en|abjure, en|annihilate, en|cancel, en|dissolve, en|do away with, en|end, en|obliterate, en|obviate, en|recant, en|subvert, en|terminate, en|vitiate, en|wi [..]