Sentence examples for had abrogated from inspiring English sources

The government had abrogated its authority, and it had no right to make any demands.

Authorities had abrogated the constitution, curtailed civil liberties under martial law and imposed a nightly curfew.

"When the litigation was originally brought, it was black and white: The state and the city had abrogated their responsibilities," said Muzzy Rosenblatt, who was acting commissioner of the homeless services department during Mayor Giuliani's second term.

Dunlop said governments had abrogated their responsibility to lead on climate change, while the resources industry had failed to take the initiative owing to its focus on short-term profit.

Following an April 2009 ruling by the Fiji Court of Appeal that the Bainimarama government had been put in place illegally after the 2006 coup, President Iloilo announced that he had abrogated the 1997 constitution and dismissed the country's judges.

Instead, he wrote, "It is more likely that some time after Jesus, a select and privileged group within the community who had abrogated power and authority to themselves, interpreted the occasion of the Last Supper in a manner that suited their own agenda".

"They've abrogated their responsibility".

We have abrogated our own creativity".

"In some ways, we have abrogated that civic trust".

Parents have abrogated their roles, and teachers/schools have no authority to impose accountability".

It's the city that has abrogated its responsibility when it came time to negotiate...