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Definitions for Repeal
[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.
[3] the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
[4] to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke these laws were repealed
[5] obsolete to call back (a person) from exile
[6] an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
[7] (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
Words related to Repeal
revocation, abrogation, annulment, abolition, withdrawal, nullification, invalidate, annul, revoke, reverse, void, dismantle, abolish, nullify, lift, withdraw, cancel, abrogate, rescind, rescission
Words nearby Repeal
repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repay, repeal, repeat, repeat oneself, repeated, repeater, repeating decimal
Origin of Repeal
1275–1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + (a)peler to appeal
Other words from Repeal
re·peal·a·bil·i·ty , re·peal·a·ble·ness , noun
re·peal·a·ble , adjective
re·peal·er , noun
non·re·peal·a·ble , adjective
un·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty , noun
un·re·peal·a·ble , adjective
un·re·pealed , adjective
Word origin for Repeal
C14: from Old French repeler , from re- + apeler to call, appeal
Synonyms for Repeal
abolition, abrogation, annulment, nullification, revocation, withdrawal, invalidation, rescinding, rescission, rescindment