decertify
verb
de·cer·ti·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī 
decertified; decertifying; decertifies
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
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In addition, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training declined to decertify a fourth former Johnson County deputy who contested the request.
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
But early this year, the county watchdog elliptically referenced the case in a quarterly Office of Inspector General report, noting that at least one administration official was eventually reported to the state commission in charge of certifying and decertifying peace officers.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Imposing sanctions on the IRGC while decertifying the deal has obscured the United States’ intentions.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2017
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
But early this year, the county watchdog elliptically referenced the case in a quarterly Office of Inspector General report, noting that at least one administration official was eventually reported to the state commission in charge of certifying and decertifying peace officers.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Imposing sanctions on the IRGC while decertifying the deal has obscured the United States’ intentions.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2017
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decertify
transitive verb
de·cer·ti·fy
dē-ˈsər-tə-ˌfī
decertified; decertifying
: to withdraw or revoke the certification of
decertified the class action suit
especially
: to withdraw the certification of (a labor union) as a collective bargaining agent
petitions to decertify the union
Note: The National Labor Relations Board will decertify a union after an election in which the majority of members do not support the union or after participation in an illegal strike.
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