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repealable Definition


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repeal
verb
    repealed, repealing
    1. To make (a law, etc) no longer valid; to annul (a law, etc).
      Thesaurus: abolish, void, withdraw, annul, cancel, nullify, invalidate, revoke, reverse, rescind, recall, countermand, abrogate; Antonym: enact, establish.
noun
    1. The act of repealing (a law, etc); annulment.
      Thesaurus: cancellation, withdrawal, invalidation, nullification, reversal, rescinding, abolition, annulment, rescission, revocation, abrogation; Antonym: enactment, establishment.
Derivative: repealable
adj
    Derivative: repealer
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from French repeler, from apeler to appeal.



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