repeal

[ri-peel] / rɪˈpil /

NOUN

cancellation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolition abrogation annulment nullification revocation withdrawal

STRONG

invalidation rescinding rescission

WEAK

rescindment

Antonyms

WEAK

approval enactment passage sanction validation

VERB

declare null and void

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift nullify rescind reverse revoke set aside void wipe out withdraw

STRONG

KO backpedal blow countermand kill nix recall renege scrub vacate zap

WEAK

X out back out call off opt out shoot down stand down throw over wash out weasel out worm out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve build enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

WEAK

enact pass

Example Sentences

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Existing soliciting offences would have been repealed, with historic convictions quashed.

From BBC

Brown added that the government needed more time to consider the implications of repealing the existing criminal offence.

From BBC

Graham had objected to provisions in the DHS stopgap and to House-passed language repealing an earlier measure that allowed senators to sue the Justice Department if their phone records were seized during past investigations.

From Barron's

“I’m all for accountability. I mean, I had my phone tapped, so I’m all for accountability, don’t get me wrong,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday after the House repealed the provision.

From Salon

Since the 1990s, several European countries have repealed net wealth taxes, including Austria, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany.

From Los Angeles Times

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