Repeal - English meaning

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Do away with

verb

To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Usage examples:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

noun

The action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

Usage examples:

The abolition of the death penalty

noun

The official ending of an activity or custom

noun

The complete ending of an activity or custom by law or official action

Usage examples:

The party supports the abolition of tax relief on pension funds.

verb

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Usage examples:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike

verb

To officially end a law, agreement, or custom

Usage examples:

The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.

verb

To end a law, agreement, or custom formally

Usage examples:

The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

noun

The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.

Usage examples:

The courts accept that abrogation of these privileges can only be made by statute but nonetheless t…

noun

The act of formally ending a law, agreement, or custom

Usage examples:

He filed for bankruptcy, which permitted the abrogation of all contracts., this is an abrogation of…

noun

The act of avoiding something that you should do

Usage examples:

This is an appalling abrogation of responsibility., she felt it would be an abrogation of her mater…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Usage examples:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Usage examples:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Usage examples:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

noun

The act of annulling something.

Usage examples:

The applicant sought the annulment of the decision

noun

An official announcement that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists, or the process of making this announcement

Usage examples:

Judges only grant marriage annulments in exceptional circumstances., the discovery of the election …

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

noun

The action of cancelling something.

Usage examples:

The show is sold out, but check for cancellations

noun

A situation in which something that has been arranged is stopped from happening

Usage examples:

Flight/train cancellations, please call and inform us as soon as possible if you need to make a can…

noun

The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen or of stopping an order for something

Usage examples:

Many trains are subject to cancellation because of the flooding., the theatre tickets were sold out…

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Usage examples:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Usage examples:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Usage examples:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Usage examples:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Usage examples:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

Present participle of countermand

verb

Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

Usage examples:

His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb

To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable

Usage examples:

A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb

To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable

Usage examples:

If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

noun

The action of stopping a document, ticket, law, etc. from being legally or officially acceptable

Usage examples:

Premature disclosure of the test sites might lead to invalidation of the experiment., voting fraud …

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Usage examples:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Usage examples:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

noun

The act of making a legal agreement or decision have no legal force

Usage examples:

Judges, and indeed lawyers, do not approve of the nullification of laws by juries., this was a case…

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Usage examples:

It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Usage examples:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Usage examples:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

verb

Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).

Usage examples:

The courts will ultimately override any objections

noun

A device for suspending an automatic function on a machine.

Usage examples:

The flash has to have a manual override to be useful

verb

To ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates

Usage examples:

The legislature voted to override the presidential veto.

verb

Reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority.

Usage examples:

Chief judge moran overruled the government's objections

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Usage examples:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Usage examples:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

Present participle of quash

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed in march 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was all …

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Usage examples:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Usage examples:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

noun

Annulment, repeal, abrogation; an instance of this.

verb

Draw back.

Usage examples:

She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt

verb

To say publicly that you will not do something you had said you would do, or to admit that something that you had said was true is false

Usage examples:

[ t ] she had to retract statements in published articles., [ t ] the pilot retracted the landing g…

verb

To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false

Usage examples:

Retract a statement/comment/decision a political uproar followed, and he quickly retracted his comm…

noun

The action of drawing something back or back in.

Usage examples:

Prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction

noun

A statement in which you admit that something you said or wrote previously was wrong

Usage examples:

He demanded an immediate retraction and apology., the lawyers say the family may seek a retraction …

noun

A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.

Usage examples:

A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps

verb

Move backwards.

Usage examples:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Usage examples:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Usage examples:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

noun

The official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise.

Usage examples:

For those who break the law, revocation of their liquor licence may result

noun

The act of stating officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Usage examples:

Revocation of a licence/permit/pass violators of the law concerning firearms face fines and possibl…

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Usage examples:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Usage examples:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Usage examples:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Usage examples:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

adjective

Completely empty.

Usage examples:

Void spaces surround the tanks

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…

noun

The action of withdrawing something.

Usage examples:

The withdrawal of legal aid

noun

An act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back

Usage examples:

[ c ] a troop withdrawal, [ c ] he had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= he h…

noun

The act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken

Usage examples:

The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year., there's a cash withdrawal li…