Definition of repeal

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

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Irrepealability :: Irrepealability (n.) The quality or state of being irrepealable.
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..
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..
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..
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To recall; to summon again, as persons..
Repealing :: Repealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repea.
Abrogation :: Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.
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..
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..
Repealable :: Repealable (a.) Capable of being repealed.
Derogation :: Derogation (n.) The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to..
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.
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..
Repeal :: Repeal (n.) Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage..
Obrogate :: Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one..
Repealed :: Repealed (imp. & p. p.) of Repea.
Disannex :: Disannex (v. t.) To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of.
Abrogator :: Abrogator (n.) One who repeals by authority.
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