abrogation

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It was the genius of those early scholars to be able to reconcile the apparent contradictions in the Quran and Sunnah by resorting to "abrogation," where certain verses of the Quran "override" earlier ones.

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  1. The act of abrogating. Specifically, the annulling of a law by legislative action or by usage. See derogation. Abrogation is expressed when pronounced by the new law in general or particular terms; it is implied when the new law contains provisions positively contrary to the former law. There are no such institutions here;—no law that can abide one moment when popular opinion demands its abrogation. W. Phillips, Speeches, p. 47.

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  • The prime minister's own party is calling for the abrogation or review of all "unequal" treaties with India, including the Kosi agreement, which Prachanda himself condemned as a —  IntelliBriefs
  • Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, author of a Senate resolution calling for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Evalyn Ursua, lawyer of Subic rape victim —  Bulatlat
  • Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, author of a Senate resolution calling for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), expressed this view in a forum on the said accord last week at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law, where he spoke with Evalyn Ursua, lawyer of Subic rape victim "Nicole"; Pacifico Agabin, dean of the Lyceum of the Philippines College of Law; Renato Reyes, Jr., —  Bulatlat
  • Promulgated in 1978 as Land Use Decree, it was incorporated into the 1979 Constitution and retained in the 1999 Constitution with all its imperfections that have, over the years, fuelled calls for its outright abrogation or at best a comprehensive review. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • The case strained relations between the two countries, and led to vocal calls in the Philippines for the abrogation of the VFA. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
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  1. from Latin abrogatio(n-), a repeal, from abrogare, repeal: see abrogate, v.
 

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