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REPEAL
abrogation, repeal, annulment
(noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
(verb) cancel officially; “He revoked the ban on smoking”; “lift an embargo”; “vacate a death sentence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
repeal (third-person singular simple present repeals, present participle repealing, simple past and past participle repealed)
(transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
To suppress; to repel.
Synonyms
• annul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto
Noun
repeal (plural repeals)
An act or instance of repealing.
Anagrams
• Lapeer, Leaper, leaper
Source: Wiktionary
Re*peal" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repealed (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing.] Etym: [OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel.]
1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.] The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak.
2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.
Syn.
– To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
Re*peal", n.
1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hassty To expel him thence. Shak.
2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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