Definition of "revoke"
- verb
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
- 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.
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