repeal

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repeal
v. cancel, annul, revoke, make void
 
n. act of repealing, cancellation, revocation, annulment

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Repeal
A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal, a repeal with re-enactment (or replacement) of the repealed law, or a repeal without replacement.

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repeal

Noun
1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
(synonym) abrogation, annulment
(hypernym) cancellation
(hyponym) derogation
(derivation) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate

Verb
1. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
(synonym) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate
(hypernym) cancel, strike down
(hyponym) renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on
(derivation) abrogation, annulment


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repeal
v. zrušit

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repeal
Czas. uchylać