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- noun Plural form of
repeal . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
repeal .
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Examples
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But I believe most of these "repeals" were only nominal, in that the states 'attempts to rule in these cases were almost useless: widely scorned and an embarrassment.
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"Until Congress repeals it the Justice Department is doing what it is required to do and that is to defend the laws of the land."
Dan Choi Won't Vote For Obama After Administration's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Actions (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It includes $500 billion in immediate cuts, and repeals a costly provision of ObamaCare.
Out of the Way, Please, Mr. President Peggy Noonan 2011
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Perhaps linking both repeals in one bill would make them politically palatable.
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Many regulations will be swept away in the repeals bill, which is due to enter parliament early next year.
'Red-tape challenge' to liberate retailers from archaic regulations 2011
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Military Academy that the military was ready to accept gay servicemembers if Congress repeals DADT.
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The GOP takes over in November and repeals it, via the Slaughter rule.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “It May Be Clever, but It Is Not Constitutional” 2010
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"The President has instructed Executive agencies to continue to comply with the law, consistent with the executive's obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, unless and until Congress repeals Section 3 or the judicial branch renders a definitive verdict against the law's constitutionality," Mr. Holder wrote.
Shift on Gay-Marriage Law Will Affect Array of Policies Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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The Kerry-Lieberman climate bill repeals thoselaws.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Carbon Capture a Pipe Dream? 2010
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One from Robert Heinlein: Two houses, one of which passes laws with only with a 2/3rds majority, and another house which repeals laws with only a 1/3rd minority.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I’ve Been Given a Reason to Vote Republican 2010
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