| 释义 |
obrogate, v. rare.|ˈɒbrəgeɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of L. obrogāre partly to repeal a law by passing a new one, f. ob- (ob- 1 b) + rogāre to ask, supplicate, propose a law, introduce a bill.]
a. To repeal (a law) by passing a new one.
†b. (See quot. 1656.) So obroˈgation.
1656Blount Glossogr., Obrogate, to check or interrupt one in his tale, to gainsay. To abrogate [sic, ed. 1674 obrogate] a Law, is to proclaim a contrary Law, for taking away the former. 1658Phillips, Obrogation, an interrupting, or hindring, also a gain-saying. 1893A. H. Greenidge in Class. Rev. Oct. 348/2 An act of parliament had been passed which was in direct conflict with a charter:..and ipso facto the clause in this charter was obrogated. But we need not be surprised if the conservative party refused to admit this obrogation. |
