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 revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament): "the legislation was repealed five months later"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

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

    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.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.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.

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

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