to abrogate
/ˈæbɹəˌɡeɪt/
verb
to terminate an agreement, right, law, custom, etc. in an official manner
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1So the covenant hasn't been completely abrogated.
2The guarantees of the Bill of Rights and constitutional provisions are abrogated by the existence of war.
3They don't abrogate the rule that says Medicare has to cover all drugs.
4Do you think that we should abrogate Qualified Immunity?
5Papal authority had been abrogated once again.
abrogation
/ˌæbɹəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
the act of officially abolishing or ending a law, agreement, etc.
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1In what some see as an abrogation of responsibility, the island's police chief, Gary Griffith, has urged women to do more to save themselves.
2So I just view that as an abrogation of monetary sovereignty.
3So the duty to retreat itself had existed, and then the abrogation of that duty to retreat also had existed.
breach
/ˈbɹitʃ/
noun
an act that violates an agreement, law, etc.
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1By 1990, CPUs breached the 1 million transistor count.
2Defense contractors also have breach reporting requirements to the Department of Defense.
3Violent protesters breached the walls.
4For example, the air over the busiest airports regularly breaches the limits for nitrogen dioxide pollutants.
5Finally, on the 25th, the battery breached the walls of Saint Louis.
to breach
/ˈbɹitʃ/
verb
to break an agreement, law, etc.
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1By 1990, CPUs breached the 1 million transistor count.
2Defense contractors also have breach reporting requirements to the Department of Defense.
3Violent protesters breached the walls.
4For example, the air over the busiest airports regularly breaches the limits for nitrogen dioxide pollutants.
5Finally, on the 25th, the battery breached the walls of Saint Louis.
breach of contract
/bɹˈiːtʃ ʌv kˈɑːntɹækt/
noun
the violation of terms agreed on in a contract
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1Water rights, breach of contract when tribal governments enter into contracts with non-Indian entities.
2The victim is now suing for assault, negligence, and breach of contract.
3The government is suing Bolton for breach of contract.
4Tfue is seeking money damages for breach of contract.
5It wasn't a breach of contract.
to cancel
/ˈkænsəɫ/
verb
to end a formal agreement or arrangement
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1They canceled classes, ditched oversize dumbbells, and shifted resources to cardio and circuit training.
2Cancel the registration.
3Student: Cancel the T's.
4Prof: Cancel the T's.
5Gear-i, cancel this order, please.
cancelation
/kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən/
noun
the ending of an agreement, particularly a legal one
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1Cancelation between opposite edges, and two edges that don't give you anything.
2Biden has not asked for a cancelation.
3On the campaign trail, President Biden talked about debt cancelation.
4According to The Hollywood Reporter, TLC exec Amy Winter said the cancelation was due to timing.
5The announcement of the show's cancelation came during a Facebook Live event with the show's creator, Marlene King, and the show's main cast members - Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse.
to dishonor
/dɪˈsɑnɝ/
verb
to refuse to do what was promised or agreed
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1It's a badge of dishonor.
2I'm going to bring dishonor to family.
3People are calling dishonor on Disney's live-action Mulan after the star of the upcoming remake, Crystal Liu, posted on social media in support of the Hong Kong police force.
4They dishonor the sacrifices, and according to one reading they lie with the women at the door of the shrine.
5It dishonors struggle.
dissolution
/ˌdɪsəˈɫuʃən/
noun
the formal ending of a business agreement, marriage, parliament, organization, etc.
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1The dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden was a momentous event which was born from an apparently lesser dispute: a conflict over the question of a separate Norwegian consular service.
2Her young life had been blighted by the dissolution of her mother's marriage and the King's subsequent actions.
3After the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the federal army was also dissolved.
4And the lawsuit seeks the dissolution of the NRA as a nonprofit in the state.
5So grinding accelerates dissolution by making very tiny crystals below the critical size that we talked about last semester.
to dissolve
/dɪˈzɑɫv/
verb
to formally end a business agreement, parliament, or marriage
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1Dissolve the guilt and the shame.
2Our stomach acid dissolves the flea but not the larvae, the parasite.
3On this view, again, a solution to the meta-problem dissolves the hard problem.
4Consciousness dissolves subconscious walls.
5Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
to end
/ˈɛnd/
verb
to stop or finish something
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1Eventually his battle with drug addiction ended the marriage.
2Pavement ends ahead?
3Cross end B in front of end
4The game just ended.
5The game ended.
to expire
/ɪkˈspaɪɹ/
verb
(of a document, contract, etc.) to no longer be legally recognized because of reaching the end of validity period
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1My parents expired.
2- Expired.
3My parents expired.
4The meter expired?
5Medicine expires.
expiry
/ˌɛkˈspaɪɹi/
noun
the end of a period of time during which a document or agreement is valid
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1Now you might notice there's an expiry date on the apps.
2But foods can be consumed safely beyond an expiry date!
3This can be a bit confusing, so let’s break down the expiry date.
4So, the next time your almond milk goes past expiry date, you know what to do.
5Even if it's before the usual expiry date.
to nullify
/ˈnəɫəˌfaɪ/
verb
to legally invalidate an agreement, decision, etc.
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1The NBA is nullifying the reality of this game because of this official's errant proclivity for extra technical fouls.
2For the first time we are nullifying the alphabetical rule.
3Being unaware of what you are putting in your body can nullify all your efforts.
4it nullifies the whole entire prerogative of weight loss.
5Love is not nullified by the passage of time or by changing circumstance.
to renege
/ɹɪˈnɪɡ/
verb
to act against an agreement, promise, etc.
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1But, they kind of, like, reneged on the deal.
2What if one of the guys reneges on the deal?
3Or if it goes the other way, if rice goes up, the warehouse might renege.
4I'd be reneging on my fiduciary duty.
5And that sort of worked until the elites reneged on the deal.
to repeal
/ɹiˈpiɫ/, /ɹɪˈpiɫ/
verb
to officially end a law
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1We repeal the core of the disastrous Obamacare.
2In 1976 the Federal Land Policy and management act repealed the homestead laws.
3That act repealed the Missouri Compromise.
4That Obamacare tax increase is repealed.
5We repealed the core of the disastrous Obamacare.
to rescind
/ɹiˈsɪnd/, /ɹɪˈsɪnd/
verb
to officially cancel a law, decision, agreement, etc.
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1Moral patientcy rescinded.
2- You can rescind your invitation.
3Two hours later, they rescind their press release.
4The prohibition of the African National Congress is being rescinded.
5Unfortunately, due to petitions and, and public outcry, the governor of Georgia rescinded that offer.
rescission
/ɹɪˈsɪʒən/
noun
the formal cancelation of a law, agreement, or order
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1In a statement, the president said he had signed the bill, but was demanding many rescissions to claw back what he said was wasteful spending.
2Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, said she and other Democrats will reject any rescissions submitted by President Trump.
3He's demanding these rescissions, sending to Congress a red-line bill, basically itemizing all the funds that he wants removed.
4The effect of rescissions is the third issue we do not know the answer to.
5But as I'm guessing you might have heard earlier, there were five states that ratified the ERA in the 1970s, but then enacted laws that looked like rescissions.
revocation
/ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
the cancelation of a law, agreement, or decision
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1These reforms included the consolidation of One-party rule, the revocation of freedom of speech and the introduction of rationing.
2It wasn't a revocation of the promises.
3But I do think that the challenge to the Trump administration's revocation of California's waiver raises all these interesting questions of federalism.
4Have you experienced a revocation of conditional release?
5And the revocation actually went through with respect to two men because they were in prison at the time and the warden hadn't actually given them the physical document.
to run out
/ɹˈʌn ˈaʊt/
verb
(of a document or agreement) to not be valid anymore
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1Money runs out fast.
2When his ammunition ran out, he threw his gun at Pugliese.
3When a new drug comes to market, the FDA gives the drug company exclusive rights to produce and market the drug until their patent runs out.
4Food and water-- Food and water-- Food and water ran out.
5So, eventually, the nuclear fuel runs out.
rupture
/ˈɹəptʃɝ/
noun
an end to an agreement or good relations between people, states, etc.
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1The rupture can take many forms.
2Ruptures are interesting.
3The aorta could rupture.
4My carotid artery had ruptured.
5The aneurysm can rupture.
to rupture
/ˈɹəptʃɝ/
verb
to cause an agreement or relation to be breached
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1The rupture can take many forms.
2Ruptures are interesting.
3The aorta could rupture.
4My carotid artery had ruptured.
5The aneurysm can rupture.
term
/ˈtɝm/
noun
the end of a specific period of time, particularly one that is expected to last
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1The system revolutionized the restaurant business and introduced the term "fast food."
2Other courts have terms.
3Thou shalt not define terms.
4Suleiman delivered terms to his opponents.
5His word, term is an idée mere, a mother idea.
termination
/tɝməˈneɪʃən/
noun
the fact of being brought to an end; the action of putting an end to something
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1Termination: Termination happens when one of the three stop codons is positioned in the A-site.
2Termination: Termination happens when one of the three stop codons is positioned in the A-site.
3Termination: Termination happens when one of the three stop codons is positioned in the A-site.
4General conservatorships have no termination date.
5And termination, which destroys the machines.
to violate
/ˈvaɪəɫeɪt/
verb
to disobey or break a regulation, an agreement, etc.
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1[The sanctions] violate the principles of international trade and WTO regulations
2This book definitely violates that rule.
3No country should violate property rights like that.
4The law of cause and effect is violated.
5- Violated.
violation
/vaɪəˈɫeɪʃən/
noun
the act of breaching an agreement, law, etc.
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1Should the government forgive violations of immigration law?
2Violation of this would mean a substantial monetary fine and imprisonment.
3Is the situation a violation?
4Discriminatory laws, assaults on the independence of the judiciary, suppression of political competition, police violence, and similar products of populism are human rights violations.
550 years, never had a violation?
violator
/ˈvaɪəˌɫeɪtɝ/
noun
a person, organization, or government, etc. that breaches a law, agreement, etc. or disrespects someone's rights
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1Violators are charged between $500 and $1500 per legal call.
2Violators must be punished! -
3Violators faced heavy fines.
4One of them is a human rights violator.
5The violators received five-day jail sentences and a fine.
to rat on
/ɹˈæt ˈɑːn/
verb
to not fulfill a promise or agreement

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to back out
/bˈæk ˈaʊt/
verb
to not do something one has promised or agreed to do
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1No, we back out.
2- Backed out at the last second.
3She backed out at the very last minute.
4Somebody backed out.
5I have to back out.

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