REPEAL


Meaning of REPEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈpēl ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English repelen, from Anglo-French repeler, literally, to call back, from re- + apeler to appeal, call

Date: 14th century

1. : to rescind or annul by authoritative act ; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment

2. : abandon , renounce

3. obsolete : to summon to return : recall

• repeal noun

• re·peal·able -ˈpē-lə-bəl adjective

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