cancellation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act)

hypernym	:	nullification, override,
definition	:	the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abrogation, annulment, repeal,
definition	:	the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	write-off,
definition	:	the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset (noun.act)

hyponym	:	attainder, civil death,
definition	:	cancellation of civil rights (noun.act)

hyponym	:	recission, rescission,
definition	:	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made (noun.act)

2. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	negation,
definition	:	the speech act of negating (noun.communication)

3. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act)

derivation	:	cancel, strike down,
definition	:	declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social)

derivation	:	call off, cancel, scratch, scrub,
definition	:	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)

4. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cancel, strike down,
definition	:	declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social)

5. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act)

derivation	:	cancel, strike down,
definition	:	declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social)

derivation	:	call off, cancel, scratch, scrub,
definition	:	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)

6. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cancel, strike down,
definition	:	declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social)