revokedorder

noun
UK /rɪˈvəʊkt ˈɔːdə/
US /rɪˈvoʊkt ˈɔːrdər/

A revoked order is a rule that someone has taken back so it no longer has to be followed.

The principal issued a revoked order, so the students no longer had to stay inside at recess.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A court ruling that has been officially cancelled and is no longer valid.

The judge signed a revoked order, freeing the defendant from the earlier restriction.

3. A military command that has been called back before it is carried out.

The general sent a revoked order, stopping the troops before they moved.

4. A company instruction that has been taken back by the person who gave it.

The manager issued a revoked order, so the team stopped the old procedure.

5. A permission slip that has been cancelled by the authority who granted it.

The school sent a revoked order, meaning the field trip was no longer approved.