To officially cancel or withdraw something previously granted, such as a license, privilege, or agreement.
From Latin 'revocare' meaning 'to call back', composed of 're-' (back) and 'vocare' (to call). Entered English in the 14th century through Old French 'revoquer'.
In card games like bridge, to revoke means to illegally fail to follow suit when you could have, and it carries penalties—showing how the word's meaning of 'breaking rules' extends beyond legal contexts into games and social conventions.
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