revoke

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verb

re·voke ri-ˈvōk

revoked; revoking

transitive verb

: to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind

revoke a will

: to bring or call back

intransitive verb

: to fail to follow suit when able in a card game in violation of the rules

revoker noun

revoke

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noun

: an act or instance of revoking in a card game

Did you know?

Since vocare means "to call" in Latin, to revoke is to "call back". Your driver's license could be revoked after about three convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol; some people's licenses are even revoked for life. You could get your passport revoked if a judge thought you had violated the terms of your bail and suspected you might skip the country. And if you're out of prison on probation and violate the terms of probation, it will probably be revoked and you'll end up back in the slammer.

Example Sentences

Verb The judge revoked her driver's license. Their work permits were revoked. Their privileges were revoked after they misbehaved.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The security team needs to be equipped to decide whether to revoke access to these apps to the core SaaS apps, protecting the business yet still ensuring that the employee maintains the functionality required to do their job.

Maor Bin, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 To revoke access in Apple Music, head to Account and then Apps With Access.

Tyler Hayes, Wired, 20 Sep. 2021 But these contracts, which rely on trust, are nonbinding, and landowners always have the option to revoke their access.

Josh Laskin, Outside Online, 15 May 2021 In his view, Apple’s arbitrary and unilateral ability to revoke access means that the consumer hasn’t really bought the content.

Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 5 May 2021 To revoke: In the Find My app, tap on the contact’s name.

Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 The mandate is also unpopular with CEOs of major airlines, who urged the Biden administration in March to revoke the policy.

Madeline Halpert, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 On Wednesday, a motion was made in court to revoke his bond.

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 The decision to revoke Gableman's law license would be made by the Office of Lawyer Regulation, the agency of the Wisconsin Supreme Court that receives grievances relating to lawyer misconduct, Vos said.

Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022

Noun

One of his first acts as president was the revoke the NHTSA rule.

Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022 Hulu may block, reject, revoke, or remove any Ad for any reason at any time, including if Hulu determines an Ad is inconsistent with Hulu’s business practices, strategy, standards, or brand.

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 July 2022 Georgetown's Black Law Students' Association, in a letter published on Friday, demanded that the university revoke Shapiro's employment and condemn his statements.

Nadine El-bawab, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2022 The Justice Department will take additional steps to crack down on gun trafficking and revoke licenses for gun dealers who willfully violate federal law.

WSJ, 23 June 2021 First, revoke privileges upon user termination to make sure departing employees are no longer in the game.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 May 2021 The final release of Android 11 then delivered additional features related to Auto revoke permission.

Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2021 This session may also see the state revoke riot immunity for police and restore voting rights to prisoners.

Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2021 The president has long demanded that Congress revoke Section 230, a liability waiver social media companies depend upon to allow relatively unfettered speech on their platforms.

Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2021 See More

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