Definition of repeal

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Repeal (v. t.) To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law..

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Obrogate :: Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one..
Repealable :: Repealable (a.) Capable of being repealed.
Repeal :: Repeal (n.) Recall, as from exile..
Repealer :: Repealer (n.) One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland..
Disannex :: Disannex (v. t.) To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of.
Scire Facias :: Scire facias () A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (as in the case of scire facias to repeal letters patent) why the record should not be annulled or vacated..
Irrepealability :: Irrepealability (n.) The quality or state of being irrepealable.
Abrogation :: Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.
Repealing :: Repealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repea.
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To recall; to summon again, as persons..
Know-nothing :: Know-nothing (n.) A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office..
Repealment :: Repealment (n.) Recall, as from banishment..
Legislature :: Legislature (n.) The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
Repealed :: Repealed (imp. & p. p.) of Repea.
Derogation :: Derogation (n.) The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to..
Revocation :: Revocation (n.) The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license..
Abrogator :: Abrogator (n.) One who repeals by authority.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like..
Repeal :: Repeal (n.) Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage..
Parliament :: Parliament (n.) The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws..
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