revocable


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rev·o·ca·ble

 (rĕv′ə-kə-bəl) also re·vok·a·ble (rĭ-vō′-)
adj.
Capable of being revoked: a revocable order; a revocable vote.
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revocable

(ˈrɛvəkəbəl) or

revokable

adj
capable of being revoked; able to be cancelled
ˌrevocaˈbility, reˌvokaˈbility n
ˈrevocably, reˈvokably adv
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rev•o•ca•ble

(ˈrɛv ə kə bəl or, often, rɪˈvoʊ-)

also re•vok•a•ble

(rɪˈvoʊ kə bəl)

adj.
capable of being revoked.
[1490–1500; < Latin revocābilis. See revoke, -able]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.revocable - capable of being revoked or annulled; "a revocable order"
irrevocable, irrevokable - incapable of being retracted or revoked; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare
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Translations

revocable

adjwiderruflich
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References in classic literature ?
The other, that you do not peremptorily break off, in any business, in a fit of anger; but howsoever you show bitterness, do not act anything, that is not revocable.
GAMCO Investors Inc (NYSE:GBL) Thursday reported the repurchase of shares from the Frederick J Mancheski Revocable Trust and a related foundation.
$2.60 Phil Pulley and Amber Fey $2.25 423 Property Holdings LLC, led by Warren Stephens $2.17 LB & RV Family Revocable Trust, led by Laura B.
and Irma Wiesman, to their individual revocable living trusts.
Ray Pelfrey Revocable Trust and the Rosemarie Pelfrey Revocable Trust; Omega Enterprises; and Pelfrey Investment Co.
In recent years, revocable trusts (also known as living trusts) have become popular.
Gordon Revocable Trust for an aggregate consideration of USD 209m.
She had previously created a revocable trust (the payor) that was later amended by her court-appointed conservator to allow funds to be used for premium payments for life insurance owned by three dynasty trusts (also formed by her conservator) under an economic benefit split-dollar arrangement.
BELK AUDREY MAE MERRILL REVOCABLE SANDRA L CLEARY REVOCABLE
In the Morey decision, life insurance proceeds--which are generally exempt under Florida law from claims by the insured's creditors--were paid to the insured's revocable trust that contained a clause directing that all of the insured's debts were to be satisfied with trust assets.