REVOKE
Revoke
To annul by withdrawing. In trick-taking card games, a revoke is a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is 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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Revoke
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revoke
Noun
- The act of revoking in a game of cards.
- A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
- 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.
Verb
- To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
- Your driver's license will be revoked.
- To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
- To call or bring back; to recall.
- To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
- To draw back; to withdraw.
- To call back to mind; to recollect.
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