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from The Century Dictionary.

  • That can or may be revoked; revocable.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of revocable.

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  • adjective capable of being revoked or annulled

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Examples

  • As the wife of attorney James C. Fowler (a UCSB undergrad; UC Berkley J.D. circa 1968), a Mc Cain supporter and boat lover who owns a 43 foot yacht via some kind of revokable trust he established, and who is a partner with the prestigious firm Bingham & McClutchen, which list's Mehran's firm as a client on it's website, specializes in real estate law, does work in the energy sector, and who's clients also ocassionaly include people who buy military bases that have been closed, Mayhill Fowler inhabits that rarified air of the truly rich and truly elite.

    Woman Who Broke "Small Town" Story Says Obama Campaign's Response Was "Classy" 2009

  • It may be a license to use that service freely, in whole or in part, but (with a caveat that I might be willing to admit of exceptions argued convincingly enough) that license should always be revokable by the creator, and until it is I see little reason to respect an inequitous privilege.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • It may be a license to use that service freely, in whole or in part, but (with a caveat that I might be willing to admit of exceptions argued convincingly enough) that license should always be revokable by the creator, and until it is I see little reason to respect an inequitous privilege.

    Creative Control - Part 4 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Indeed the key issue here is that the Godhar WERE the state (politicians, priests, and lawyers all wrapped up into one), and the thingmen essentially made revokable pledges to the various Godhar in exchange for support or protection.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2010

  • If you generalize the problem of data tagging, a unified solution presents itself by jumping up and down and waving “hey, over here, look over here” … encrypted storage of data, decrypted on-the-fly with revokable access keys.

    Wanted: One Mobile Device, for a 24/7 Life 2009

  • Indeed the key issue here is that the Godhar WERE the state politicians, priests, and lawyers all wrapped up into one, and the thingmen essentially made revokable pledges to the various Godhar in exchange for support or protection.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2010

  • If it had been signed and delivered, it would likely not be revokable. —

    Missing Words Suggest Path to a Pardon - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • I also imagine that your identity provider will both store and federate a lot of data on your behalf, controlling access with revokable OAuth tokens and OpenID-set permissions.

    OpenSocial and Address Book 2.0: Putting People into the Protocol | FactoryCity 2007

  • The better way if you are desperate to use biometrics is surely to use local verification against a signed revokable card, used to trigger matching something else against the central encrypted record.

    How to have a secure ID database without Big Brother? 2008

  • If you add up individual, joint, then also retirement accounts and if you have revokable trusts, which are accounts that, upon your death, it goes to a beneficiary.

    CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2008 2008

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