Associations to the word «Repeal»

Wiktionary

REPEAL, verb. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.
REPEAL, verb. To recall; to summon (a person) again.
REPEAL, verb. To suppress; to repel.
REPEAL, noun. An act or instance of repealing.

Dictionary definition

REPEAL, noun. The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.
REPEAL, verb. Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy