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repeal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
repeal
(verb)
repeal
/rɪ
ˈ
piːl/
verb
repeals
;
repealed
;
repealing
repeal
/rɪ
ˈ
piːl/
verb
repeals
;
repealed
;
repealing
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPEAL
[
+ object
]
:
to officially make (a law) no longer valid
The state legislature eventually
repealed
[=
rescinded
] the tax (law).
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— repeal
noun
,
plural
repeals
[
count, noncount
]
Most voters oppose the
repeal
of the law.
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