repeal

re·peal  (r-pl)

tr.v. re·pealed, re·peal·ing, re·peals

1. To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act.

2. Obsolete To summon back or recall, especially from exile.

n.

The act or process of repealing.

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[Middle English repelen, repealen, from Anglo-Norman repeler, alteration of Old French rapeler : re-, re- + apeler, to appeal; see appeal.]

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re·peala·ble adj.

re·pealer n.

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repeal

Verb

to cancel (a law) officially

Noun

the act of repealing: the repeal of repressive legislation [Old French repeler]

repealable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repeal - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation abrogation, annulment derogation - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed" cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement vacation - the act of making something legally void recall - the act of removing an official by petition revocation - the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"
Verb	1.	repeal - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" countermand, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

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repeal

verb 1. abolish, reverse, revoke, annul, recall, withdraw, cancel, set aside, rescind, invalidate, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void << OPPOSITE pass

noun 2. abolition, withdrawal, cancellation, rescinding, annulment, revocation, nullification, abrogation, rescission, invalidation, rescindment << OPPOSITE passing

Translations

repeal [rɪˈpiːl] n → revocación f

vt → revocar

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl] n [of law] → abrogation f [of sentence]; annulation f

vt → abroger; annuler

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl] n (of law) → Aufhebung f

vt (law) → aufheben

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl] n [of law] → abrogazione f [of sentence] → annullamento

vt → abrogare; annullare

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repeal

v repeal [rəˈpiːl]

to make (a law etc) no longer valid. opskort, ophef يُلْغي، يُبْطِل анулирам zrušit ophæve aufheben ακυρώνω, καταργώ, αίρω abrogar, revocar, derogar tühistama لغو کردن kumota abroger לְבַטֵל रद्द करना opozvati, ukinuti hatálytalanít mencabut afnema, ógilda abrogare 無効にする 무효화하다, 취소하다 atšaukti, panaikinti atcelt; anulēt membatalkan (undang undang) herroepen oppheve, kalle tilbake anulować revogar a abroga отменять zrušiť preklicati opozvati återkalla, upphäva ยกเลิก (กฎหมาย, คำสั่ง) iptal etmek, yürürlükten kaldırmak 廢除 анулювати; скасовувати منسوخ کرنا huỷ bỏ 废除

n

the act of repealing a law etc. opheffing إبْطال، إلْغاء анулиране zrušení ophævelse die Aufhebung ακύρωση, κατάργηση abrogación, revocación, derogación tühistamine الفا؛ ابطال kumoaminen abrogation בִּיטוּל खंडन opoziv, ukinuće hatálytalanítás pencabutan afnám, ógilding abrogazione 廃止 취소, 폐지 atšaukimas, panaikinimas atcelšana; anulēšana pembatalan herroeping opphevelse unieważnienie revogação abro­gare отмена zrušenie preklic opoziv återkallande, upphävande การยกเลิก (กฎหมาย, คำสั่ง) iptal etme, yürürlükten kaldırma 廢除 анулювання, скасування منسوخی sự hủy bỏ 废除