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Meaning of 'repeal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repeal [ n.]
- Recall, as from exile.
- Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
2 . Repeal [ v. t.]
- To recall; to summon again, as persons.
- 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.
- To suppress; to repel.

Meaning of 'repeal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repeal [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cancel officially
Example in sentence:
  • He revoked the ban on smoking;
  • lift an embargo;
  • vacate a death sentence

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