Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
- transitive verb Obsolete To summon back or recall, especially from exile.
- noun The act or process of repealing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To call back; recall, as from banishment, exile, or disgrace.
- To give up; dismiss.
- To revoke; abrogate, as a law or statute: it usually implies a recalling of the act by the power that made or enacted it.
- Synonyms Annul, Rescind, etc. See
abolish , and list under abrogate. - noun Recall, as from exile.
- noun The act of repealing; revocation; abrogation: as, the repeal of a statute.
- noun Synonyms See
abolish .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Recall, as from exile.
- noun Revocation; abrogation
- transitive verb obsolete To recall; to summon again, as persons.
- transitive verb To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature.
- transitive verb obsolete To suppress; to repel.
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- verb transitive To
cancel ,invalidate ,annul . - noun An act or instance of repealing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- verb cancel officially
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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His Shibboleth was, that the disgrace of the State must be wiped out by the repeal of the Yazoo Act; and _repeal_ rang from every mouth, from Savannah to the mountains.
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The Republicans understand that a partial repeal is less likely to stir up voters.
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Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund, also stressed that DADT repeal is one issue that doesn't seem to be hurting Murphy in his re-election bid.
Embattled Dem Rep. Patrick Murphy: 'Absolutely' No Regrets In Making DADT Repeal My Signature Issue The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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While health care repeal is a top topic for the Republican Party, overturning Roe v. Wade has barely been mentioned in the campaign context.
Boehner Targeted As Bad For Women In National Dem Campaign (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The repeal is contained in the annual defense authorization bill, currently before the Senate, and Democratic efforts to beat back a threatened Republican filibuster could prove difficult if the GOP wins races in Delaware, Illinois or West Virginia, states currently represented by Democrats and where laws require new senators to take office immediately.
Obama joins gay rights groups to discuss 'don't ask, don't tell' Ed O 2010
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The reason why the other Republicans are against total repeal is because they realize that taking away the new benefits under the law would result in a backlash.
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Public opinion polls have been all over place as to whether or not repeal is a fringe sentiment or if it is a majority or somewhere in between.
Kenneth Thorpe: Hold True to Health Care Reform Commitments to Fight Chronic Disease Kenneth Thorpe 2010
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They can pledge to repeal the act but the actual repeal is highly unlikely.
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Public opinion polls have been all over place as to whether or not repeal is a fringe sentiment or if it is a majority or somewhere in between.
Kenneth Thorpe: Hold True to Health Care Reform Commitments to Fight Chronic Disease Kenneth Thorpe 2010
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A number of leading Republicans have already said repeal is unlikely, and on MSNBC this morning, former Bush speech writer David Frum urged his fellow Republicans to “stop giving false promises of repeal.”
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