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to officially cancel or revoke a law or regulation
The new administration plans to repeal several environmental regulations.
The new administration intends to cancel several environmental rules.
The repeal of the law was met with public protests.
The cancellation of the law caused public protests.
In legal contexts, 'repeal' specifically refers to the formal revocation of a law by a legislative body.
'Repeal' is a formal term used in legal and governmental contexts to describe the cancellation of a law or regulation.
'Repeal' is a formal term and is not typically used in casual conversation.
From Middle English 'repele,' from Old French 'repeller,' meaning 'to drive back,' from Latin 'repellere.' The legal sense developed in the 16th century.
While 'repeal' is often used in legal contexts, it can also refer to the cancellation of any formal rule or regulation.