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Definition of Repeal
1. Noun. The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.
Specialized synonyms: Derogation, Vacation, Recall, Revocation
Generic synonyms: Cancellation
Derivative terms: Abrogate, Annul
2. Verb. Cancel officially. "Vacate a death sentence"
Specialized synonyms: Go Back On, Renege, Renege On, Renegue On
Generic synonyms: Cancel, Strike Down
Derivative terms: Annulment, Countermand, Recission, Rescission, Reversal, Reverse, Reversible, Revocation, Vacation
Definition of Repeal
1. v. t. To recall; to summon again, as persons.
2. n. Recall, as from exile.
Definition of Repeal
1. to revoke [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: revoke
Medical Definition of Repeal
1. 1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. "The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived." (Shak) 2. 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. 3. To suppress; to repel. "Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose." (Milton) Synonym: To abolish, revoke, rescind, recall, annul, abrogate, cancel, reverse. See Abolish. Origin: OF. Repeler to call back, F. Rappeler; pref. Re- re- + OF. Apeler, F. Appeler, to call, L. Appellare. See Appeal, and. Cf. Repel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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