REVOCATION
revocation (rev-<<schwa>>-kay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. An annulment, cancellation, or
reversal, usu. of an act or power. 2.Contracts. Withdrawal of an offer by the offeror. Cf.
REPUDIATION(2); RESCISSION; REJECTION(1). [Cases: Contracts 19; Sales 22(2), 23(2).
C.J.S. Contracts § 63; Sales§ 32.] 3.Wills & estates. Invalidation of a will by the testator, either by
destroying the will or by executing a new one. • A will, or parts of a will, may be revoked by
operation of law. For example, most states have a statute providing for the revocation, upon
divorce, of all provisions relating to the testator’s former spouse. [Cases: Wills 167–195.C.J.S.
Wills §§ 386–428, 1621, 2026, 2030, 2036, 2039–2046, 2057–2062.] — revoke,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]