repealed; repealing; repeals
1
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
3
obsolete
: to summon to return : recall
repeal
noun
Examples of repeal in a Sentence
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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The program also receives about 5% of its revenue from interest generated by its trust funds and about 4% of its revenue from the tax that Trump wants to repeal.
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Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump this week issued a sweeping directive ordering federal agencies to repeal regulations that conflict with recent Supreme Court rulings.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2025
The Maryland Freedom Caucus has repeatedly called these initiatives unworkable and asked to repeal these devastating mandates.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Johnson lamented the shift in Republican sentiment over the past 10 years, noting Republicans were set to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid during Trump’s first term.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump this week issued a sweeping directive ordering federal agencies to repeal regulations that conflict with recent Supreme Court rulings.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2025
The Maryland Freedom Caucus has repeatedly called these initiatives unworkable and asked to repeal these devastating mandates.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Johnson lamented the shift in Republican sentiment over the past 10 years, noting Republicans were set to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid during Trump’s first term.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Repeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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repeal
verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpē(ə)l 
: to do away with especially by legislative action
repeal a law
repeal
noun
Legal Definition
repeal
transitive verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpēl
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
legislatures repealing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision
repeal
noun
Etymology
Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name
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