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- DictionaryRe·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 revoke or annul (a law or congressional act): "the legislation was repealed five months later"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"
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.
verb (used with object) 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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of repeal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke: these laws were repealed. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) obsolete to call back (a person) from exile. n. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance or the process of repealing; annulment.
