revoke
He faces permanent revocation of his privileges.
The conviction led to the revocation of her teaching certificate.
They are seeking the revocation of the permit.

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revocation | Business English

revocation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /revəˈkeɪʃən/us
LAW
the act of stating officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective:
revocation of a licence/permit/passViolators of the law concerning firearms face fines and possible revocation of their permits.

Examples of revocation

revocation
This, not the author's revocation, is the only thing that could truly lead to an annihilation of the book.
The psychological and moral dimensions become even clearer when we look at the way in which women's lawyers try to prevent repudiation (or revocation).
Our concern here is how this revocation is to be taken.
In the second case, the emphasis is placed on a more arduous process of informed revocation in order to discontinue the research protocol.
For example, a physician as plaintiff to license revocation, or a patient as plaintiff to a physician who concluded decisional capacity without two other consultants?
The revocation is one view - that of a ' humorist ' - on how the text can be read.
It was merely provided that parliament had the option of petitioning for their revocation.
In the first case, the emphasis is placed on an ease of revocation after a very arduous process of informed consent.
The revocation of informed consent may be more appropriate with risks of continued participation and no benefit to the particular subject.
This was the first of only two orders ever issued under this regulation before its revocation in 1951.
He gives two reasons for not reading the revocation as containing ' instructions ' to the reader.
One relates to his choice to become a physicist; another, his decision to give up being a physicist; the third pertains to the revocation of his security clearance.
The hurt and suffering he endured as a result of the revocation of his clearance was movingly conveyed in talks he gave in the fall of 1954.
These considerations should be addressed during the development of the protocol and contained in consent forms even at the risk of implanting the idea of revocation with the subject.
In developing a research protocol, careful account needs to be taken of obligations of the subject to the research and the mechanism for revocation of consent.
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