revocable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able.

A man is bound above all things to protect those who depend on him from his own immature or revocable impulses. — Robert Elsmere, Humphry, Mrs. Ward
But such engagements must always be revocable, otherwise they would merely constitute another link in the chain that has shackled humanity. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
It appeared to them much better that the various magistrates of the State should be their tenants or delegates, revocable at their pleasure. — On Liberty, John Stuart Mill

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