- (v.t.) To recall; to summon again, as persons.
- (n.) Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
- (n.) Recall, as from exile.
- (v.t.) To suppress; to repel.
- (v.t.) To recall, as a deed, will, law or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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