repeal
verb (used with object)
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
had repealed
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past perfectof repeal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
In January, the Ministry of Education reiterated that it had repealed restrictions on hair length for all students, saying it recognised the "importance of promoting diversity and fairness in all aspects of education".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Even the Southern Baptists were more evolved, as Baylor University had repealed their dancing ban in 1996.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023
They may have done so because Boise officials had repealed part of a key ordinance after losing in a lower court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Although the parliament of Great Britain had repealed the stamp-act, it was only upon the principle of expediency.
From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Franklin, Benjamin
