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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
abrogate .
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Examples
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The Parliament of this country, elected by free men and women on the basis of free discussions which cannot be abrogated, is not just a club of good fellows who ought to do the nation's business in the shortest possible time and with the least possible contention; rather it is a body which should examine every proposal that is made to make sure that it is in the country's best interest; it is a body in which attention should be drawn to proposals that ought to be made but which are often overlooked, unless an election is just around the corner; it is a body which should scrutinize expenditures and inquire into the administration of public affairs to make sure that fairness, justice and equity are maintained.
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The call to holiness through fasting has never been abrogated, that is, done away with, by the Catholic Church.
Catholic Exchange Tucker Cordani 2010
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For example, Luther described the Letter of James as an "epistle of straw," and even Calvin recognized that the ceremonial law has been "abrogated" in use.
Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D.: Evangelicals and Gays: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? 2010
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For example, Luther described the Letter of James as an "epistle of straw," and even Calvin recognized that the ceremonial law has been "abrogated" in use.
Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D.: Evangelicals and Gays: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? 2010
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Tell him that all the nice bits of the Koran were "abrogated" by Allah when Islam became militarily more powerfull. journeyman
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Have those verses been "abrogated" out of the present Qur'an?
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Monsignor Kuriakose B. claimed that the Inter Caetera bull had been "abrogated" by two acts that defied the pope's anathema: First, "the unsanctioned and immediate expansion of the territory of Brazil to the west well beyond the treaty of Tordesilla;" second, "the colonization of North America and the Caribbean by the King of France."
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Monsignor Kuriakose B. claimed that the Inter Caetera bull had been "abrogated" by two acts that defied the pope's anathema: First, "the unsanctioned and immediate expansion of the territory of Brazil to the west well beyond the treaty of Tordesilla;" second, "the colonization of North America and the Caribbean by the King of France."
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Monsignor Kuriakose B. claimed that the Inter Caetera bull had been "abrogated" by two acts that defied the pope's anathema: First, "the unsanctioned and immediate expansion of the territory of Brazil to the west well beyond the treaty of Tordesilla;" second, "the colonization of North America and the Caribbean by the King of France."
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Monsignor Kuriakose B. claimed that the Inter Caetera bull had been "abrogated" by two acts that defied the pope's anathema: First, "the unsanctioned and immediate expansion of the territory of Brazil to the west well beyond the treaty of Tordesilla;" second, "the colonization of North America and the Caribbean by the King of France."
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