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repeal

[ri-peel] / rɪˈpil /




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Some have called in the "Art of the Repeal".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Repeal of that restriction will ease the burdens D.C. residents bear for the federal presence.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

“They did that through canvassing: going door-to-door, knocking, and having conversations,” said Sinéad Kennedy, a member of Together for Yes’ national executive committee and co-founder of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2022

Repeal of the law was approved by Congress and President Barack Obama in late 2010 and took effect nine months later, allowing lesbian, gay and bisexual people to serve openly.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Repeal describes the act by which the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it had previously enacted.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah




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