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repeal

[ ri-peel ]

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.

    Synonyms: , , ,



noun

  1. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.

repeal

1

/ ɪˈ辱ː /

verb

  1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke

    these laws were repealed

  2. obsolete.
    to call back (a person) from exile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Repeal

2

/ ɪˈ辱ː /

noun

  1. (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹱, adjective
  • ˈ𲹱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·𲹱a·i·ٲ ·𲹱a··Ա noun
  • ·𲹱a· adjective
  • ·𲹱İ noun
  • non·𲹱a· adjective
  • un·𲹱a·i·ٲ noun
  • un·𲹱a· adjective
  • ܲr·𲹱 adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

1275–1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + ( a ) peler to appeal
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

C14: from Old French repeler , from re- + apeler to call, appeal
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The new tax will remain in effect until it’s repealed by voters.

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The new policy repeals the previous code, which banned camping only at parks and the beach.

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Indeed, the Enemy Aliens Act is the only component of the sedition acts that hasn’t been repealed or allowed to expire.

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The GOP-controlled House Financial Services Committee voted this month to repeal the rule, and similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate.

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Since taking office two months ago, President Trump has enacted, repealed, then reenacted a series of punishing tariffs on America’s two neighborhoods.

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