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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..

Repealment :: Repealment (n.) Recall, as from banishment..

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..

Repealability :: Repealability (n.) The quality or state of being repealable.

Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.

Disannex :: Disannex (v. t.) To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of.

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..

Abrogate :: Abrogate (v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc..

Irrepealability :: Irrepealability (n.) The quality or state of being irrepealable.

Irrepealable :: Irrepealable (a.) Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law..

Repealable :: Repealable (a.) Capable of being repealed.

Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To recall; to summon again, as persons..

Derogate :: Derogate (v. t.) To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.

Obrogate :: Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one..

Repeal :: 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..

Repeal :: Repeal (n.) Recall, as from exile..

Abrogation :: Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.

Repealing :: Repealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repea.

Legislature :: Legislature (n.) The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.

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