Repeal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
  2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate.
noun
  1. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
verb (tr)
  1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke
  2. to call back (a person) from exile
noun
  1. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
noun the Repeal
  1. (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
Repeal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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