tr.v., -pealed, -peal·ing, -peals.

1. To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act.
2. Obsolete. To summon back or recall, especially from exile.

n.

The act or process of repealing.

[Middle English repelen, repealen, from Anglo-Norman repeler, alteration of Old French rapeler : re-, re- + apeler, to appeal; see appeal.]

repealable re·peal'a·ble adj.
repealer re·peal'er n.

verb

To take back or remove: lift, recall, rescind, reverse, revoke. See continue/stop/pause, law, make/unmake.

noun

The act of reversing or annulling: recall, rescission, reversal, revocation. See continue/stop/pause, law.

n

Definition: cancellation
Antonyms: approval, enactment, passage, ratification, sanction, validation

v

Definition: declare null and void
Antonyms: approve, enact, pass, ratify, sanction, validate

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The annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law.

The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal, whereby a statute specifically indicates that the former law shall be revoked and abrogated, or through an implied repeal, which arises when the later statute contains provisions that are so contrary or irreconcilable with those of the prior law that only one can remain in force.

The repeal of a law differs from the amendment thereof, because the amendment of a law involves making a change in a law that already exists, leaving a portion of the original still standing. When a law is repealed, however, it is completely abrogated.

IN BRIEF: To withdraw or revoke, usually by official action; invalidate.

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. — Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ophæve, tilbagekalde (jur.)
n. - ophævelse, tilbagekaldelse (jur.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
intrekken, opheffing, intrekking

Français (French)
v. tr. - abroger
n. - (Jur) abrogation

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufheben
n. - Aufhebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακαλώ, ακυρώνω
n. - ανάκληση, ακύρωση

Italiano (Italian)
revocare, abolizione, abrogazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - revogar, cassar
n. - revogação (f)

Русский (Russian)
отменить, аннулировать, отмена, аннулирование

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revocar, abrogar, derogar
n. - revocación, abrogación, anulación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - upphäva, avskaffa
n. - återkallelse, upphävande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
撤销, 取消, 废除, 放弃

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撤銷, 取消, 廢除, 放棄
n. - 廢除, 撤銷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무효로 하다, 폐지하다
n. - 폐지, 폐기 , 철회

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 廃止にする, 撤回する
n. - 廃止, 撤回

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلغي, يبطل, يسحب رسميا (الاسم) سحب إبطال, إلغاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביטל (חוק)‬
n. - ‮ביטול (חוק)‬

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