repeal
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re·peal
(rĭ-pēl′)tr.v. re·pealed, re·peal·ing, re·peals
1. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
2. Obsolete To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
n.
The act or process of repealing.
[Middle English repelen, repealen, from Anglo-Norman repeler, alteration of Old French rapeler : re-, re- + apeler, to appeal; see appeal.]
re·peal′a·ble adj.
re·peal′er n.
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repeal
(rɪˈpiːl)vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke: these laws were repealed.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) obsolete to call back (a person) from exile
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
[C14: from Old French repeler, from re- + apeler to call, appeal]
reˈpealable adj
reˈpealer n
Repeal
(rɪˈpiːl)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
2. (Historical Terms) (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
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re•peal
(rɪˈpil)v.t.
1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, etc.) by express legislative enactment.
n. 3. the act of repealing; revocation.
re•peal′a•ble, adj.
re•peal′er, n.
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repeal
Past participle: repealed
Gerund: repealing
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Noun | 1. | repeal - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement vacation - the act of making something legally void recall - the act of removing an official by petition revocation - the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law" |
Verb | 1. | repeal - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
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repeal
verb
noun
1. abolition, withdrawal, cancellation, rescinding, annulment, revocation, nullification, abrogation, rescission, invalidation, rescindment a repeal of the age of consent law
abolition passing, introduction, confirmation, ratification, enactment, validation, reaffirmation
abolition passing, introduction, confirmation, ratification, enactment, validation, reaffirmation
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repeal
verbnounThe act of reversing or annulling:
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Translations
إبْطال، إلْغاءيُلْغي، يُبْطِل
zrušenízrušit
ophæveophævelse
hatálytalaníthatálytalanítás
afnám, ógildingafnema, ógilda
anulēšanaanulētatcelšanaatcelt
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repeal
(rəˈpiːl) verb to make (a law etc) no longer valid.
noun the act of repealing a law etc.
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