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    repeal
    /rɪˈpiːl/

    verb

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 revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament): "the legislation was repealed five months later"

    noun

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

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

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

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

    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.

  6. 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.”

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

    Define repeal. repeal synonyms, repeal pronunciation, repeal translation, English dictionary definition of repeal. tr.v. re·pealed , re·peal·ing , re·peals 1. To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature. 2. Obsolete To summon back or recall,...

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

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

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

    repeal is of multiple origins. Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: repeal v.1; French repel.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishrepeal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of repeal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordREPEAL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "REPEAL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.