51³Ō¹Ļ

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repeal

[ri-peel]

verb (used with object)

  1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.

    to repeal a grant.

  2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate.

    Synonyms: , , ,


noun

  1. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.

repeal

1

/ °łÉŖĖˆ±č¾±Ė±ō /

verb

  1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke

    these laws were repealed

  2. obsoleteĢżto call back (a person) from exile

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noun

  1. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Repeal

2

/ °łÉŖĖˆ±č¾±Ė±ō /

noun

  1. (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • repealability noun
  • repealableness noun
  • repealable adjective
  • repealer noun
  • nonrepealable adjective
  • unrepealability noun
  • unrepealable adjective
  • unrepealed adjective
  • °ł±šĖˆ±č±š²¹±ō²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
  • °ł±šĖˆ±č±š²¹±ō±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

1275–1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + ( a ) peler to appeal
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

C14: from Old French repeler , from re- + apeler to call, appeal
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Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress, filed paperwork at the end of last month to force a citywide vote on the wage boost, hoping to persuade voters to repeal the ordinance.

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A Whitehall source later told the BBC there were no plans to repeal the act.

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If their grassroots cause is successful, the law will be paused until Ohioans vote in the general election on whether SB 1 remains law or is ultimately repealed.

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They also moved to repeal a sick leave requirement and portions of a minimum wage increase, which had also passed through the initiative process but which Republicans have said are harmful to businesses.

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Over two dissents, the justices granted an emergency appeal and set aside rulings by judges in Boston who blocked Trump’s repeal of the parole policy adopted by the Biden administration.

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