repeal
Use Repeal in a sentence
verb (used with object)
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.
noun
3.
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + (a)peler to appeal
1275–1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + (a)peler to appeal
Related forms
re·peal·a·bil·i·ty, re·peal·a·ble·ness, noun
re·peal·a·ble, adjective
re·peal·er, noun
non·re·peal·a·ble, adjective
un·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate.
2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke: these laws were repealed |
| 2. | obsolete to call back (a person) from exile |
| —n | |
| 3. | an instance or the process of repealing; annulment |
| [C14: from Old French repeler, from | |
| re'pealable | |
| —adj | |
| re'pealer | |
| —n | |
| Repeal (rɪˈpiːl) | |
| —n | |
| (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland | |
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Word Origin & History
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 late 15c.
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Example sentences
And yet it is uncertain whether a repeal of the law would do anything to calm separatist leaders and their followers.
Surprisingly, political opposition has been tepid and there has never been a concerted repeal effort.
They did not repeal the tsarist decrees guaranteeing religious freedom.
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