revoke

IPA: rɪvˈoʊk

The act of revoking in a game of cards.
A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.

(transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
(intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
(obsolete) To call or bring back.
(obsolete) To hold back.
(obsolete) To move (something) back or away.
(obsolete) To call back to mind.

Examples of "revoke" in Sentences

What made him to revoke the rule
The prize for the challenge was also revoked.
The king revoked the regulation due to the claims.
The dedication was revoked and the relationship soured.
Even a dishonorable discharge can't revoke the title of Marine.
You degrade the award and the Ruler has the right to revoke it.
At the end of the reign, the right of Jews to sell alcohol was revoked.
The complaint also requested the Court to revoke the State of Emergency.
This prompted the Ontario government to revoke the licence for the pipeline.
Comer and the mortuary challenged the state's decision to revoke their licenses.