SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN 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 forms re·peal·a·bil·i·ty , re·peal·a·ble·ness , noun re·peal·a·ble , adjective re·peal·er , noun non·re·peal·a·ble , adjective un·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty , noun un·re·peal·a·ble , adjective un·re·pealed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for repeal revocation ,
abrogation ,
annulment ,
abolition ,
withdrawal ,
nullification ,
invalidate ,
annul ,
revoke ,
reverse ,
void ,
dismantle ,
abolish ,
nullify ,
lift ,
withdraw ,
cancel ,
abrogate ,
rescind ,
rescission Examples from the Web for repeal Contemporary Examples of repeal 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 of repeal 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!"
British Dictionary definitions for repeal verb (tr) to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke these laws were repealed
obsolete to call back (a person) from exile
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noun an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
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Derived Forms repealable , adjective repealer , noun Word Origin for repeal C14: from Old French repeler , from re- + apeler to call, appeal
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 .
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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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