Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   re·peal

   /rəˈpēl/

   verb

   • 1. revoke or annul (a law or congressional act): "the legislation was repealed five months later"

   noun

   • 1. the action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act: "the House voted in favor of repeal"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French repeler, from Old French re- (expressing reversal) + apeler ‘to call, appeal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. repealable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repealRepeal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repeal

   • Cached

   The meaning of REPEAL is to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment. How to use repeal in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPEAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   REPEAL definition: 1. If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force. 2. the act…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repealRepeal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repeal

   To repeal something — usually a law, ordinance or public policy — is to take it back. For example, dog lovers might want the town council to repeal the law that says residents can have no more than four dogs.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › repealREPEAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › repeal

   • Cached

   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: invalidate, rescind, abolish, nullify.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPEAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   4 meanings: 1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke 2. obsolete to call back (a person) from.... Click for more definitions.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPEAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   REPEAL meaning: 1. If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force. 2. the act…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › repealRepeal - definition of repeal by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › repeal

   • Cached

   1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke: these laws were repealed. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) obsolete to call back (a person) from exile. n. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance or the process of repealing; annulment.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREPEAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   REPEAL definition: to officially make a law end. Learn more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › repealRepeal Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    www.yourdictionary.com › repeal

    • Cached

    Repeal definition: To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › repealrepeal | meaning of repeal in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › repeal

    • Cached

    repeal meaning, definition, what is repeal: if a government repeals a law, it offici...: Learn more.