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 revoke or annul (a law or congressional act): "the legislation was repealed five months later"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

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French repeler, from Old French re- (expressing reversal) + apeler ‘to call, appeal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. repealable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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

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   noun [ S or U ] LAW uk / rɪˈpiːl / us. the act of stating officially that a law, rule, etc. no longer has legal force: a repeal of sth The governor lobbied for repeal of the death penalty. They want to make sure their cashflow will be unaffected before they decide to back a repeal.

3. www.wordreference.com › enfr › repealrepeal - English-French Dictionary WordReference.com

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   Français : abroger - abrogation - révocable. Synonymes : annulment, nullification, revocation, retraction, reversal, Suite... Collocations : [a full, a permanent, an unprecedented] repeal, repeal a [law, ruling, decision, tax, legislation], [push, call for, demand, challenge] a repeal, Suite...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RepealRepeal - Wikipedia

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   A repeal (O.F. rapel, modern rappel, from rapeler, rappeler, revoke, re and appeler, appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law with an updated, amended, or otherwise related law, or a repeal without replacement so as to abolish its provisions altogether.

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

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

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

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   to officially make a law end. (Definition of repeal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

7. dictionnaire.reverso.net › anglais-francais › repealTraduction repeal en Français | Dictionnaire Anglais-Français -...

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   traduction repeal dans le dictionnaire Anglais - Français de Reverso, voir aussi 'repel, repeat, replace, repeatedly', conjugaison, expressions idiomatiques.

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

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   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).