revocable

  • 1révocable — [ revɔkabl ] adj. • 1307; lat. revocabilis ♦ Qui peut être révoqué. Contrat révocable. À titre révocable. ⇒ précaire. Fonctionnaire révocable. ⊗ CONTR. Irrévocable. ● révocable adjectif Qui peut être révoqué. ● révocable (difficultés) adjectif… …

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  • 2Revocable — Rev o*ca*ble, a. [L. revocabilis: cf. F. r[ e]vocable. See {Revoke}.] Capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant. [1913 Webster] {Rev o*ca*ble*ness}, n. {Rev o*ca*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3revocable — rev·o·ca·ble / re və kə bəl, ri vō / adj: capable of being revoked Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. revocable …

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  • 4revocable — (adj.) late 15c., from O.Fr. revocable or L. revocabilis; see REVOKE (Cf. revoke) + ABLE (Cf. able) …

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  • 5revocable — Revocable. adj. v. de tout genre. Qui peut estre revoqué. Toute procuration est revocable …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 6revocable — (Del lat. revocabĭlis). adj. Que se puede o se debe revocar …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 7revocable — [rev′ə kə bəl, ri vō′kəbəl] adj. [ME < MFr < L revocabilis] that can be revoked revocability n. revocably adv …

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  • 8revocable — Susceptible of being revoked, withdrawn or cancelled; e.g. revocable letter of credit @ revocable credit A credit which can be withdrawn or cancelled before its expiration date and without the consent of the person in whose favor it was drawn.… …

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  • 9revocable — revoke re‧voke [rɪˈvəʊk ǁ ˈvoʊk] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that a law, official document, agreement etc is no longer effective: • We had no alternative but to revoke the contract. revocable adjective : • Four events are mentioned… …

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  • 10revocable — ► adjetivo Que puede ser revocado: ■ se trata de un contrato revocable por ambas partes. ANTÓNIMO irrevocable * * * revocable adj. Que se puede revocar. * * * revocable. (Del lat. revocabĭlis). adj. Que se puede o se debe revocar. * * * ► …

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