Abrogation
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Abrogation may refer to:
- Abrogation of Old Covenant lawsAbrogation of Old Covenant lawsWhile many Christian theology systems reflect the view that at least some Mosaic laws have been set aside under the New Covenant, there are some theology systems that view the entire Mosaic or Old Covenant as abrogated in that all of the Mosaic laws are set aside for the Law of Christ...
, the ending or setting aside of the Old Testament ethics for the New Testament. - DenunciationDenunciationDenunciation or abrogation refers to the announcement of a treaty's termination. Some treaties contain a termination clause that specifies that the treaty will terminate if a certain number of nations denounce the treaty...
of a treaty - Abrogation doctrineAbrogation doctrineThe Abrogation doctrine is a constitutional law doctrine expounding when and how the Congress may waive a state's sovereign immunity and subject it to lawsuits to which the state has not consented ....
, a doctrine in United States constitutional law - Naskh (tafsir) (Arabic for abrogation), a genre of Islamic exegesis dealing with the problem of seemingly conflicting legal material