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repealed

/rɪˈpiːld/ /riˈpiːld/

Meanings
verb
To cancel, invalidate, annul.

Examples :

"to repeal a law"
politics government law state

Related Words

Illustration recall

recall noun

/rɪˈkɔl/

The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

"The recall of the school bus was necessary after a safety inspection. "

Illustration banishment

banishment noun

/ˈbænɪʃmənt/

The act of banishing.

"The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration protested

protested verb

/pɹəˈtɛstɪd/

To make a strong objection.

"How dare you, I protest!"

Illustration suppress

suppress verb

/səˈpɹɛs/

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

"Political dissent was brutally suppressed."

Illustration repeal

repeal noun

/ɹəˈpiːl/

An act or instance of repealing.

"The repeal of the dress code was a popular decision among the students. "

Illustration indoors

indoors noun

/ɪnˈdɔːz/ /ɪnˈdɔɹz/

The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.

"I prefer the indoors to the outdoors."

Illustration allowed

allowed verb

/əˈlaʊd/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Illustration invalidate

invalidate verb

/ˌɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/

To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

"The new evidence invalidated the contract for the house, meaning the buyer no longer had to buy it. "

Illustration cancel

cancel noun

/ˈkænsl̩/

A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English).

"The school's announcement of the cancellation of the field trip disappointed the students. "

Illustration wearing

wearing verb

/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

"She is wearing a blue sweater to school today. "