Revocation, in law, the destroying or annulling of a deed or will which had existence until the act of revocation made it void. The revocation of a deed can only be effected when an express stipulation has been made in the deed itself reserving this power. The revocation of a will can be made in four different ways: (1) by another will; (2) by intentional burning, or the like; (3) by the disposition of the property by the testator in his lifetime; (4) by marriage.
Entry from Everybody's Cyclopedia,
1912.