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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·peal
[ri-peel] Pronunciation Key
[ri-peel] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant. |
| 2. | to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate. |
| 3. | the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| re·peal
(rĭ-pēl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·pealed, re·peal·ing, re·peals
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
repeal
repeal
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. repeler (O.Fr. rapeler) "call back, revoke," from re- "back" + apeler "to call" (see appeal). The noun is attested from 1483.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| repeal | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: abrogation] |
verb | |
| 1. | cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: re·peal
Pronunciation: ri-'pEl
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactmentrepealing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision> —repeal noun
Main Entry: re·peal
Pronunciation: ri-'pEl
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Repeal
Re*peal"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repealed (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing.] [OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel.]1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.] The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. --Shak. 2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law. 3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose. --Milton. Syn: To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Repeal
Re*peal"\, n. 1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty To expel him thence. --Shak. 2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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