Sekirov Dictionary

repeal

/ɹəˈpiːl/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 5

verb3

•
To cancel, invalidate, annul.
- […] I here divorce myself Both from thy table, Henry, and thy bed, Until that act of parliament be repeal’d Whereby my son is disinherited. — 1591
•
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
- There weepe, for till my Gaueston be repeald, Assure thy selfe thou comst not in my sight. — 1594
•
To suppress; to repel.
- Whence Adam soon repeal’d The doubts that in his heart arose. — 1667

noun1

•
An act or instance of repealing.
- Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? When a newer Act of Parliament is incompatible with earlier law, it usually takes precedence, under the doctrine of “implied repeal”.

forms

repealed · repealing · repealeth · repeals · repealest

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