repealed; repealing; repeals
1
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
3
obsolete
: to summon to return : recall
repeal
noun
Synonyms
Examples of repeal in a Sentence
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
Recent Examples on the Web
If the Arizona House votes yes on the bill, however, there are still more steps and procedures before the ban is formally repealed and off the books.
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Libby Cathey, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The plans were believed to have been inspired by similar policies proposed by New Zealand under former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but the country's new coalition government repealed the bill earlier this year.
—Sylvia Hui, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Some have since been repealed while others are being challenged in court.
—Christine Fernando, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Other states passed similar laws, and the Butler Act wasn’t repealed until 1967.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
But, by Wednesday, the Republican leaders in the Arizona state legislature had refused to allow a measure repealing the law to come to a vote.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Gress insisted there are votes to repeal the 1864 law, even though his attempt on Wednesday morning failed.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Prohibition would be totally repealed in December 1933, when the 21st Amendment was ratified.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Endangered species The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for some plants and animals impacted by human development and the climate crisis.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Libby Cathey, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The plans were believed to have been inspired by similar policies proposed by New Zealand under former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but the country's new coalition government repealed the bill earlier this year.
—Sylvia Hui, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Some have since been repealed while others are being challenged in court.
—Christine Fernando, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Other states passed similar laws, and the Butler Act wasn’t repealed until 1967.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
But, by Wednesday, the Republican leaders in the Arizona state legislature had refused to allow a measure repealing the law to come to a vote.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Gress insisted there are votes to repeal the 1864 law, even though his attempt on Wednesday morning failed.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Prohibition would be totally repealed in December 1933, when the 21st Amendment was ratified.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Endangered species The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for some plants and animals impacted by human development and the climate crisis.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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repeal
verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpē(ə)l 
: to do away with especially by legislative action
repeal a law
repeal
noun
Legal Definition
repeal
transitive verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpēl
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
legislatures repealing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision
repeal
noun
Etymology
Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name
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