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ob-rŏgo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. Partly to repeal an existing law by proposing a new one, to evade, weaken, invalidate, abrogate it: obrogare est legis prioris infirmandae causā legem aliam ferre, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll.: obrogatur, id est mutatur aliquid ex primā lege, Ulp. tit. 1, 3; “v. abrogo: huic legi nec obrogari fas est, neque derogari ex hac aliquid licet, neque tota abrogari potest,” Cic. Rep. 3, 22, 33 Mos.: “quid, quod obrogatur legibus Caesaris, quae jubent? etc.,” id. Phil. 1, 9, 16: “quia ubi duae contrariae leges sunt, semper antiquae obrogat nova,” Liv. 9, 34, 9; Suet. Claud 23: cf. id Caes. 28.—
II. To oppose the passage of a bill (post-class.): “obrogare auso iegibus suis Minucio,” Flor. 3, 15, 4; cf.: ausus obrogare de legibus consul Philippus, id. 3, 17, 8.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Philippics, 1.9.16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 34
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