repeal
[ ri-peel ]
/ rɪˈpil /
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.
noun
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
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British Dictionary definitions for repeal (1 of 2)
repeal
/ (rɪˈpiːl) /
verb (tr)
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these laws were repealed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
Derived forms of repeal
repealable, adjective repealer, nounWord Origin for repeal
C14: from Old French
repeler, from
re- +
apeler to call,
appeal
British Dictionary definitions for repeal (2 of 2)
Repeal
/ (rɪˈpiːl) /
noun the Repeal
(esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland