repeal

[ri-peel]

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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.

noun

the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.

Origin of repeal

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

Related formsre·peal·a·bil·i·ty, re·peal·a·ble·ness, nounre·peal·a·ble, adjectivere·peal·er, nounnon·re·peal·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·re·peal·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·pealed, adjective

Synonyms

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2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate.

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Examples from the Web for repeal

Contemporary Examples

The Affordable Care Act is safely embedded, with repeal unlikely even with a freshly minted Republican Senate.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro
Doug McIntyre
December 24, 2014
That should include an alternative to Obamacare, and not just a repeal.
Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks
Stuart Stevens
November 6, 2014
The Republican Senate would "do everything humanly possibly to repeal Obamacare," Cruz promised.
In Texas, Cruz, Perry Crow Over GOP Rout
Tim Mak
November 5, 2014
He wants to repeal Obamacare, and he wants to be confrontational.
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?
Eleanor Clift
November 4, 2014
Ohio governor and smart money 2016 GOP hopeful just complimented Obamacare, and said a repeal isn't happening.
John Kasich’s Unforgivable Truth About Obamacare
Michael Tomasky
October 21, 2014

Historical Examples

Several attempts have been made to repeal it but unsuccessfully.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
Various
To repeal the act of 1887 limiting the inheritance of personal property.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
Various
It was in this tavern that the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated, 1767.
Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times
Charles Carleton Coffin
In my opinion, it was not the intention of the legislature to repeal it.
The Paliser case
Edgar Saltus
Repeal, do we also delight in—Three cheers for the "gem of the sea!"
The Liberty Minstrel
George W. Clark

British Dictionary definitions for repeal

repeal

verb (tr)

to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revokethese laws were repealed
obsolete to call back (a person) from exile

noun

an instance or the process of repealing; annulment

Derived Formsrepealable, adjectiverepealer, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Old French repeler, from re- + apeler to call, appeal

Repeal

noun the Repeal

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

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Word Origin and History for repeal

v.

late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed; repealing.

n.

late 15c., from repeal (v.), or from Anglo-French repel, Old French rapel (Modern French rappel) "a recall appeal," back-formation from rapeler.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for repeal

Contemporary Examples

The Affordable Care Act is safely embedded, with repeal unlikely even with a freshly minted Republican Senate.

That should include an alternative to Obamacare, and not just a repeal.

The Republican Senate would "do everything humanly possibly to repeal Obamacare," Cruz promised.

He wants to repeal Obamacare, and he wants to be confrontational.

Ohio governor and smart money 2016 GOP hopeful just complimented Obamacare, and said a repeal isn't happening.

Historical Examples

Several attempts have been made to repeal it but unsuccessfully.

To repeal the act of 1887 limiting the inheritance of personal property.

It was in this tavern that the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated, 1767.

In my opinion, it was not the intention of the legislature to repeal it.

Repeal, do we also delight in—Three cheers for the "gem of the sea!"

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Word Origin

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Word Origin and History for repeal

v.

n.

Origin of repeal