Definition of repeal

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

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Abrogation :: Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.
Repealment :: Repealment (n.) Recall, as from banishment..
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..
Derogation :: Derogation (n.) The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to..
Derogate :: Derogate (v. t.) To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
Repealable :: Repealable (a.) Capable of being repealed.
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..
Repealability :: Repealability (n.) The quality or state of being repealable.
Abrogator :: Abrogator (n.) One who repeals by authority.
Disannex :: Disannex (v. t.) To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of.
Legislature :: Legislature (n.) The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
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..
Irrepealable :: Irrepealable (a.) Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law..
Repealed :: Repealed (imp. & p. p.) of Repea.
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..
Irreversible :: Irreversible (a.) Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree..
Repeal :: Repeal (n.) Recall, as from exile..
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To recall; to summon again, as persons..
Rescind :: Rescind (v. t.) Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment..
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