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Since vocare means "to call" in Latin, to revoke is to "call back". Your driver's license could be revoked after about three convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol; some people's licenses are even revoked for life. You could get your passport revoked if a judge thought you had violated the terms of your bail and suspected you might skip the country. And if you're out of prison on probation and violate the terms of probation, it will probably be revoked and you'll end up back in the slammer.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The nonprofit organization’s tax-exempt status was automatically revoked by the Internal Revenue Service in 2010 for failure to file returns over three consecutive years, online records show.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Josh writes: My wife, Karla, claims that the title of aunt or uncle can be revoked.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Finally, if a permit is revoked, the owner cannot open another massage establishment in the city and the storefront can’t be used as a another massage parlor for five years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Johnson said on Wednesday that federal funding should be revoked if universities cannot maintain control of the protests and prevent violence.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
In late February, U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez revoked Black’s probation but then sentenced him to time served at the detention center, paving the way for his immediate release.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
This year, the legislature passed bills that make the offense a felony and that revoke driving privileges for a year.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2024
Assange was arrested in London on April 11, 2019—exactly five years ago on Thursday—for failing to appear in court after his Ecuadorian asylum status was revoked.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Jeff Amy, ajc, 7 Feb. 2023
The judge on the case ruled that MSG could for the most part revoke and refuse to sell tickets to the firms, and both the plaintiffs and defendants have appealed.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
One of his first acts as president was the revoke the NHTSA rule.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
Hulu may block, reject, revoke, or remove any Ad for any reason at any time, including if Hulu determines an Ad is inconsistent with Hulu’s business practices, strategy, standards, or brand.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 July 2022
Georgetown's Black Law Students' Association, in a letter published on Friday, demanded that the university revoke Shapiro's employment and condemn his statements.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2022
The Justice Department will take additional steps to crack down on gun trafficking and revoke licenses for gun dealers who willfully violate federal law.
—WSJ, 23 June 2021
First, revoke privileges upon user termination to make sure departing employees are no longer in the game.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 May 2021
The final release of Android 11 then delivered additional features related to Auto revoke permission.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2021
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revoke. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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