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repeal Definition

re·peal (ri pēl′)

transitive verb

  1. to withdraw officially or formally; revoke; cancel; annul repeal a law
  2. Obsolete to call back, as from exile

Etymology: ME repelen < OFr rapeler: see re- & appeal

noun

the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation

repeal Related Forms

re·peal′·able adjective re·peal′er noun

repeal Synonyms

repeal

n.

abrogation, annulment, cancellation, revocation, reversal, withdrawal, abolition; see also cancellation.

repeal Synonyms

repeal

v.

revoke, annul, abolish; see cancel 2, revoke. See syn. study at abolish.

repeal Law Definition

n

The annullment of an existing law by the enactment of a new law. If the new law declares the old law to be revoked, the repeal is express. If the new law has provisions that contradict the old law so that both cannot logically exist together, the new law takes precedence and the repeal is implied.

v

The act of annulling a law. 

repeal Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • enactment: Repeal of enactments relating to agriculture Repeal of Live Stock Breeding Act ( Northern Ireland ) 1922 18.
  • legislation: We actively oppose state injustice and campaign for the repeal of all repressive legislation.
  • law: In a speech he made on 22nd November 1845, Russell called for a total repeal of the corn laws.
  • section: Pray that Baroness Young's amendment to stop the repeal of section 28 is carried.
  • act: The old acts had prevented foreign ships from entering British harbors, and the repeal of the acts encouraged greater trade with other nations.
  • provision: Repeal of statutory provisions relating to agricultural tenancies 38.

Object

  • enactment: Part II - Enactments repealed on a day to be appointed.
  • statute: Statute law revision repeals statutes that are no longer of practical utility.
  • prohibition: Had he lived a further six months, he would have seen Prohibition repealed.
  • legislation: They hide behind an elected talking shop with no power to initiate or repeal legislation.
  • clause: REPEALS Clause 151 provides for the repeals contained in Schedule 40 of the Bill to have effect.
  • provision: Schedule 3 lists the repealed provisions of the 1977 Act.

Converse of object

  • oppose: The overwhelming majority of parents opposed the repeal of Section 28 precisely because they feared it would lead to the aggressive promotion of homosexuality.
  • urge: The dilemma was resolved by William Pitt the Elder, who successively urged complete repeal.
  • demand: We demand the repeal of all laws which restrict the rights of those nationalities forcibly imprisoned in the Russian Tsardom.

Adjective modifier

  • implied: The defense seek to rely upon the doctrine of implied repeal.
  • partial: In either case, no ' effects ' ( amendments or partial repeals ) are noted.
  • immediate: On 16th March 1886 James Stansfeld moved a motion calling for immediate repeal of the Acts.

Modifying Another Word

  • impliedly: Changing the statute by the normal procedure means that it has impliedly repealed the specific requirement.
  • hereby: Article 11: Decree No. 424 dated 10 May 1990 is hereby repealed.