repeal
repeal definition
re·peal (ri pēl′)
transitive verb
- to withdraw officially or formally; revoke; cancel; annul repeal a law
- Obsolete to call back, as from exile
noun
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation
Related Forms:
- repealable re·peal′·able adjective
- repealer re·peal′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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