Definition of Countermand. Meaning of Countermand. Synonyms of Countermand

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Definition of Countermand

Countermand
Countermand Coun`ter*mand" (koun`t[~e]r*m[.a]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermanding.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. --Harvey. 3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. --Hooker.
Countermand
Countermand Coun"ter*mand (koun"t[~e]r*m[.a]nd), n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrow? --Shak.

Meaning of Countermand from wikipedia

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- other parts of Ireland; Volunteer leader Eoin MacNeill had issued a countermand in a bid to halt the Rising, which greatly reduced the number of rebels...
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- conflict and litigation would frequently continue for years as one court countermanded the other, even though it was established by the 17th century that equity...
- First Lieutenant Ronald Speirs under orders from Captain Winters. To countermand ****'s previous orders, Speirs himself ran through the town and German...
- numbers of fresh Federal troops in defensive positions. Davis did not countermand it. Following the Confederate incursion into Maryland halted at the Battle...
- Soviet forces in Courland, Bohemia and Mecklenburg; indeed attempting to countermand ongoing surrender negotiations both in Berlin and Breslau. German forces...
- still be in possession of the West Bank. Consequently, the order was countermanded and those forces which had already withdrawn were asked to return to...
- platoon to go on a flanking mission around the rear of the town.: 208  To countermand this order, Speirs himself ran through the town and German lines (as...