Repeal — Defs

01 v. t. To recall; to summon again, as persons.

imp. & p. p. Repealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing

1.
To recall; to summon again, as persons.[Obs.]
“The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.” — Shak.
2.
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.
3.
To suppress; to repel.[Obs.]
“Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose.” — Milton.

Syn. To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.

02 n. Recall, as from exile.

1.
Recall, as from exile.[Obs.]
“The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty To expel him thence.” — Shak.
2.
Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.