irrepealable

American  

[ir-i-pee-luh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈpi lə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being repealed or revoked.

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irrepealable British  

/ ˌɪrɪˈpiːləbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be repealed

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Other Word Forms

• irrepealability noun
• irrepealableness noun
• irrepealably adverb

Etymology

Origin of irrepealable

First recorded in 1625–35; ir- ² + repealable ( def. )

Example Sentences

That was the irrepealable condition under which aid from time to time was granted.

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Pressed by these irrepealable rules of construction, as applied to the constitution, those who maintain the affirmative of the question under discussion are forced to submit a specification.

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A grant from the sovereign power to an individual, or to a company, is not necessarily irrepealable, nor will it in all cases be treated as a contract.

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The most prominent argument against repeal exists in the doctrine that railroads are public highways, and that a charter granted to a railroad corporation by the legislature is in the nature of a contract, and is therefore irrepealable.

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If railroads are public highways, then the other position, that the charters granted to railroad companies are irrepealable, is not tenable—for the reason that the legislature possesses full power to alter, amend, or repeal all laws enacted for the benefit of the public.

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