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repeal::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annul, countermand, lift, overturn, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate |
| Type of | strike down, cancel |
| Has types | renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on |
repeal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abrogation, annulment |
| Type of | cancellation |
| Has types | derogation, revocation, vacation, recall |
Examples of repeal
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From now on, they promise to balance budgets, cut spending and repeal Obamacare.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Republican-led House voted to repeal Obama's signature health-care overhaul.
From the online.wsj.com
The bill Obama signed requires just him, Gates and Mullen to certify the repeal.
From the washingtonpost.com
At the same hearing, a Nevada rancher and an Iowa businessman called for repeal.
From the forbes.com
Obama would repeal the tax break that rewards companies that move jobs overseas.
From the suntimes.com
DioGuardi says he would repeal the health care law passed by Congress last year.
From the sfgate.com
I opposed the sales tax increase from the outset and have voted for each repeal.
From the dailyherald.com
None of the chiefs endorsed repeal during testimony before Congress last winter.
From the washingtontimes.com
As a result, they have drafted a resolution to accompany the repeal legislation.
From the delawareonline.com
- Abrogation: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
- Revoke: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned.
- The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
- An act or instance of repealing; To cancel, invalidate, annul
- (Repealed) When laws are repealed, they are no longer in force. Statutes and Regulations can be repealed; repealed and replaced by another Statute or Regulation with a different title; or renamed. ...
- A legal act by which the regulations, directives and decisions are formally repealed and their validity is terminated.
- The removal of an entire section, subsection, or paragraph of law from the Florida Statutes by the legislature. The repeal of a statute or statutes is accomplished by the insertion of a repealer clause in a bill that becomes a law.
- To abrogate (q.v.) or cancel legislation (q.v.) or a regulation (q.v.).
