decertification
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌdiːˌsɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
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descertificación
- Of course, the court allowed for the possibility that discovery would show that there is insufficient evidentiary support for that conclusion, but the judge attempted to comfort the defendant by reminding it of its right to later seek decertification (after it has spent massive amounts of money defending against classwide claims).
Examples
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The NFL and NBA players' unions both resorted to decertification in their labor negotiations in 2011.
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The school faced decertification after failing to meet the state education standards for three consecutive years.
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Now, three weeks ago... the company got enough names on this petition... to hold a decertification election.
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Management petitioned the regional director for a decertification election; NWPA opposed the petition.
Academic text (2001) -
In the midst of a union decertification campaign, a union supporter made anonymous, vulgar statements about the employer.
Blog text (31) -
A decertification vote in the midst of Mexico's 2000 presidential campaign would fill the air with anti-American rhetoric.
Academic text (1999) -
And what is the measure of pompous U.S. "decertification" of Mexican efforts at drug control but the festering, in the United States, of the largest and most vicious drug market in the world?
Academic text (1997) -
And screw T-H with no decertification to worry about and no big international bank accounts (that just go to bureaucrats and Democratic politicians anyway) to lose.
Blog text (27) -
Practitioners can use this performance indicator to identify discrepancies in performance levels between individuals and peer groups, which helps inform decisions about the need for special services or the point at which decertification and reintegration of students with disabilities might occur.
Academic text (2001) -
The publisher's deal apparently allows the use of player likenesses despite the recent decertification of the players' union, and a potential lockout by the league would not prevent the publisher from using team logos and stadiums.
Blog text (31)
Synonyms
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6.5
The legal ending of a marriage or agreement so it is as if it never existed
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7.3
An official decision to cancel something given or allowed before
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8.6
Making a law, decision, or agreement have no legal effect
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8.9
The official ending of a law or agreement
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7.3
Official ending that makes a legal document or decision no longer accepted by law
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6.4
Removal of something from an official list, for example when a company's shares stop trading on a stock exchange
The act of making a legal agreement not valid
How Recognized
- Formal
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6.1
51
4.1
- Formal
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7.3
- Formal
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7.7
- Formal
71
4.6
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
decertification = decertify (transparent) = de + cert + ify + ation
This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'decertify', meaning the act or process of decertifying.
Etymology
The word decertification combines de- meaning 'remove' and certificate, from certify, meaning 'official approval'. So, decertification is the act of taking away that approval or official status.