repealed; repealing; repeals
1
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
3
obsolete
: to summon to return : recall
repeal
noun
Examples of repeal in a Sentence
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Amending or repealing the 22nd Amendment would require a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of Congress as well as ratification by at least 38 state legislatures—a process considered extremely difficult.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Critics of the administration's plan argue that the move to repeal the endangerment finding lacks both a scientific basis and a legal foundation and will exacerbate the harmful impacts of climate change.
—ABC News, 29 July 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Amending or repealing the 22nd Amendment would require a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of Congress as well as ratification by at least 38 state legislatures—a process considered extremely difficult.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Critics of the administration's plan argue that the move to repeal the endangerment finding lacks both a scientific basis and a legal foundation and will exacerbate the harmful impacts of climate change.
—ABC News, 29 July 2025
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“Repeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeal. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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repeal
verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpē(ə)l 
: to do away with especially by legislative action
repeal a law
repeal
noun
Legal Definition
repeal
transitive verb
re·peal
ri-ˈpēl
: to rescind or annul by authoritative act
especially
: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
legislatures repealing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision
repeal
noun
Etymology
Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name
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