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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.
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Repeals
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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
EXPANDSynonyms
2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate.
2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate.
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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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