repeal

verb

1. (transitive)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.”

   “1776, Samuel Johnson, letter to James Boswell, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, p. 8, As manners make laws, manners likewise repeal them.”

   “It requires but a very small glance of thought to perceive, that altho’ laws made in one generation often continue in force through succeeding generations, yet that they continue to derive their force from the consent of the living. A law not repealed continues in force, not because it cannot be repealed, but because it is not repealed; and the non-repealing passes for consent.”

   “Labour says it will repeal the legislation if it wins the next General Election.”

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. (countable, uncountable)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”.”