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repeal
[ ri-peel ]
verb (used with object)
- to revoke or withdraw formally or officially:
to repeal a grant.
- to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
repeal
1/ ɪˈ辱ː /
verb
- to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke
these laws were repealed
- obsolete.to call back (a person) from exile
noun
- an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
Repeal
2/ ɪˈ辱ː /
noun
- (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a·i·ٲ ·a··Ա noun
- ·a· adjective
- ·İ noun
- non·a· adjective
- un·a·i·ٲ noun
- un·a· adjective
- ܲr· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of repeal1
Example Sentences
Ministers discussed issues including the Labour government's ongoing move to repeal the controversial Troubles Legacy Act.
However, his first action as prime minister was to repeal the consumer carbon levy.
But Mr Forst said legislation over peaceful protest in the UK needed to be repealed as he believed it to be "draconian".
In February, he announced 27% tariffs on Mexican imports and also repealed his presidential decree that had granted amnesty to undocumented Venezuelan migrants in the country.
And consider this: In 2016, Proposition 62, which sought to repeal the death penalty, did fail, as Hochman points out — but not in Los Angeles County.
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