亚洲网紅露点

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repeal

[ ri-peel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially:

    to repeal a grant.

  2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate.

    Synonyms: , , ,



noun

  1. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.

repeal

1

/ 谤瑟藞辫颈藧濒 /

verb

  1. to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revoke

    these laws were repealed

  2. obsolete.
    to call back (a person) from exile
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an instance or the process of repealing; annulment
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Repeal

2

/ 谤瑟藞辫颈藧濒 /

noun

  1. (esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 谤别藞辫别补濒补产濒别, adjective
  • 谤别藞辫别补濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路辫别补濒顎卆路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 谤别路辫别补濒顎僡路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 谤别路辫别补濒顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 谤别路辫别补濒顎侥谤 noun
  • non顎叞鹇繁璞鸩贡纛僡路产濒别 adjective
  • un顎叞鹇繁璞鸩贡纛卆路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
  • un顎叞鹇繁璞鸩贡纛僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卹别路辫别补濒别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

1275鈥1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + ( a ) peler to appeal
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of repeal1

C14: from Old French repeler , from re- + apeler to call, appeal
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Example Sentences

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One of his first moves as PM, before the election, was to repeal Trudeau's unpopular carbon pricing programme, which was designed to give financial incentives for people and firms to turn away from fossil fuels.

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Ministers discussed issues including the Labour government's ongoing move to repeal the controversial Troubles Legacy Act.

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However, his first action as prime minister was to repeal the consumer carbon levy.

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But Mr Forst said legislation over peaceful protest in the UK needed to be repealed as he believed it to be "draconian".

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In February, he announced 27% tariffs on Mexican imports and also repealed his presidential decree that had granted amnesty to undocumented Venezuelan migrants in the country.

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