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repealed

  • past participle
    of repeal.
    repeal
    verb (used with object)
    to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
  • past tense form
    of repeal.
    repeal
    verb (used with object)
    to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.

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Constitutional law expert Prof Frans Viljoen believes having the old law repealed is important because it would help to "clean up" the legislation and "close a chapter on the past".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Louisiana passed a strict mug shot law in 2022 involving nonviolent charges, but largely repealed it when some sheriffs called it unworkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

This law repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which previously reduced Social Security payments for many public-sector retirees like your wife.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.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

These record losses took place during Prohibition itself, so perhaps Elizebeth drew a breath of relief when the policy was repealed in 1933.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield