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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 [rɪˈpiːl]

vb (tr)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke these laws were repealed

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Obsolete to call back (a person) from exile

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance or the process of repealing; annulment

[from Old French repeler, from re- + apeler to call, appeal]

repealable  adj

repealer  n

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Repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Historical Terms) (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland

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

abolish, reverse, revoke, annul, recall, withdraw, cancel, set aside, rescind, invalidate, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void The government has just repealed that law.
abolish pass, introduce, confirm, enact, ratify, reaffirm, validate

noun

abolition, withdrawal, cancellation, rescinding, annulment, revocation, nullification, abrogation, rescission, invalidation, rescindment a repeal of the age of consent law
abolition passing, introduction, confirmation, ratification, enactment, validation, reaffirmation

Translations

repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

A. VT → revocar, abrogar

B. N → revocación f, abrogación f

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

n

[law] → abrogation f

[sentence] → annulation f

vt

[+ law] → abroger

[+ sentence] → annuler

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repeal

vt law → aufheben

n → Aufhebung f

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

1. vt (law) → abrogare; (sentence) → annullare; (decree) → revocare

2. n (see vb) → abrogazione f, annullamento, revoca

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repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

1. vt (law) → abrogare; (sentence) → annullare; (decree) → revocare

2. n (see vb) → abrogazione f, annullamento, revoca

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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 폐기하다 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 폐기 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