repeal

American  

[ri-peel] / rɪˈpil /

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:

   invalidate, rescind, abolish, nullify

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noun

1. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.

repeal ¹ British  

/ rɪˈpiːl /

verb

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

   these laws were repealed

2. obsolete to call back (a person) from exile

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noun

1. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment

Repeal ² British  

/ rɪˈpiːl /

noun

1. (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland

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Other Word Forms

• nonrepealable adjective
• repealability noun
• repealable adjective
• repealableness noun
• repealer noun
• unrepealability noun
• unrepealable adjective
• unrepealed adjective

Etymology

Origin of repeal

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

Example Sentences

But corporations should still work to fill the gap that would be left by repealing the rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jukeboxes helped save the music industry when record sales tanked during the Great Depression and people sought inexpensive entertainment after the repeal of Prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several groups have vowed to fight the repeal in court.

From Los Angeles Times

The administration has claimed repealing the endangerment finding would generate more than $1 trillion in regulatory savings, without detailing how the figure was calculated.

From Barron's

The cabinet also decided to repeal a legal requirement for a transaction permit to complete any purchase of real estate, thereby reducing oversight meant to prevent fraud.

From BBC

Related Words

• abolish
• abrogate
• annul
• cancel
• dismantle
• invalidate
• lift
• nullify
• rescind
• reverse
• revoke
• set aside
• void
• wipe out
• withdraw