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revoke

/ɹɪˈvoʊk/ noun C2
  1. The act of revoking in a game of cards.
  2. A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
  3. 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.

Plural revokes

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“And is there no means of making him revoke his decision?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 631 · C1

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