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to repeal
01
to officially cancel a law, regulation, or policy, making it no longer valid or in effect
Transitive: to repeal a law or regulation
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
repeal
3rd person singular
repeals
Present participle
repealing
Past simple
repealed
Past participle
repealed
Examples
The government decided to repeal the outdated tax law to streamline the tax code.
Repeal
01
the official cancellation or ending of a law or regulation
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
repeals
Examples
Congress voted to repeal the outdated law.
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