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 revoke or annul (a law or congressional act): "the legislation was repealed five months later"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

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

    1. : to rescind or annul by authoritative act. especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment. 2. : abandon, renounce. 3. obsolete : to summon to return : recall. repeal noun. repealable. ri-ˈpē-lə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. abandon. abort. call off. cancel. cry off. drop. recall. rescind. revoke. scrap. scrub.

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

    REPEALED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of repeal 2. If a government repeals a law, it causes that law…. Learn more.

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

    verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈpiːl / us / rɪˈpiːl / Add to word list Add to word list. If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force. Synonyms. annul specialized. lift. overturn. rescind formal. reverse. revoke formal. Compare. countermand formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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

    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. The verb repeal comes from the Anglo-French word repeler, “to call back.”.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPEALED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    REPEALED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of repeal 2. If a government repeals a law, it causes that law…. Learn more.

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

    1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke. these laws were repealed. 2. obsolete. to call back (a person) from exile. noun. 3. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment. Collins English Dictionary.

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

    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. www.britannica.com › dictionary › repealRepeal Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    repeal (verb) repeal /rɪ ˈ piːl/ verb. repeals; repealed; repealing. Britannica Dictionary definition of REPEAL. [+ object] : to officially make (a law) no longer valid. The state legislature eventually repealed [= rescinded] the tax (law).

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › repeal_nrepeal, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun repeal mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun repeal, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. repeal has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (early 1500s) politics (1830s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun repeal?

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › repealedRepealed - definition of repealed by The Free Dictionary

    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.