revocation

noun

rev·​o·​ca·​tion ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən 

ri-ˌvō-,

ˌrē-

: an act or instance of revoking

Synonyms

• abandonment
• abortion
• calling
• calling off
• cancellation
• cancelation
• dropping
• recall
• recision
• repeal
• rescission

Examples of revocation in a Sentence

threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges

Recent Examples on the Web

The District Attorney’s Office has already filed a revocation on the defendant’s probation, and our position is the original sentence was not eligible for probation. —Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025

In the following months, Mr. Trump began discussing student visa revocations on the campaign trail and then set the stage on Day 1 of his new administration, Jan. 20, 2025. —Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025

The precedent Trump's actions set makes every federal budget allocation effectively provisional, subject to presidential revision or revocation at any time. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

This, in turn, may result in the denial or revocation of the taxpayer's U.S. passport. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin revocation-, revocatio, from revocare

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revocation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

revocation

noun

re·​vo·​ca·​tion

ˌrev-ə-ˈkā-shən

: an act or instance of revoking

Legal Definition

revocation

noun

rev·​o·​ca·​tion ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən 

: an act or instance of revoking