repeal

UK /ɹəˈpiːl/ US /ɹəˈpiːl/
verb 3noun 1

Definitions

verb

1

To cancel, invalidate, annul.

to repeal a law

[…] 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.

2

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.

The banish’d Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived […]

3

To suppress; to repel.

Whence Adam soon repeal’d The doubts that in his heart arose.

noun

1

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”.

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