Countermand (Verb)
Meaning
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The President countermanded the order to evacuate the city, deciding it was safer for everyone to stay.
- The judge decided to countermand the jury's decision after reviewing new evidence in the case.
- Due to a security breach, the chief of police had to countermand the entire operation and put everything on hold.
- The appeal court countermanded the death sentence and ordered a retrial after it was discovered the prosecution had withheld crucial information.
- After reviewing the files, the general decided to countermand the order to launch the attack, opting for diplomacy instead.