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repeal

re·peal [ ri pl ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle re·pealed, present participle re·peal·ing, 3rd person present singular re·peals)
Definition:
 
undo law: to officially end the validity of something such as a law



noun  (plural re·peals)
Definition:
 
abolition of law: the act of repealing something such as a law

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman repeler, variant of Old French rapeler< re- "again, back" + apeler (see appeal)]

re·peal·a·ble adjective
re·peal·er noun

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See nullify.

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