ab·ro·gate /'a-brə-ˌgāt/ vt -gat·ed, -gat·ing [Latin abrogare, from ab - off + rogare ask, ask for approval of (a law)]: to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action: annul repeal
a recent addition to [section] 51B abrogate s statutory and common-law privileges — J. S. J. Elder and A. G. Rodgers
ab·ro·ga·tion /ˌa-brə-'gā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.