repeal
verb (used with object)
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
has repealed
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present perfectof repeal (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister said on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Jun. 24, 2022
Under Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, women ministers lead five government ministries, and the government has repealed unpopular Bashir-era laws that dictated what women could wear or study, or even where they could congregate in public.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Oklahoma is the only state that has repealed Common Core, although North Carolina, South Carolina and Missouri are conducting reviews.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2014
Congress has repealed the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 28, 2011
At this day the State has repealed those laws, and the Church has officially signified that she no longer insists on them.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
