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单词 repeal
释义
repeal
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈpiːl/us
/rɪˈpiːl/
If agovernmentrepeals alaw, itcausesthatlawnolongerto have anylegalforce.
废除，废止，撤销（法律）
Synonyms
annulspecialized
lift
overturn
rescindformal
reverse
revokeformal
Compare
countermandformal
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repeal
noun[SorU]
uk
/rɪˈpiːl/us
/rɪˈpiːl/
theactofremovingthelegalforceof alaw:
We'recampaigningfor a/the repealoftheabortionlaws.
Twenty ninesenatorssaid theyopposedrepeal of thedeathpenalty.
Synonyms
annulment
reversal
revocationformal
More examples
  • More than threedozenbusinessleadersthisweekplantosupportrepeal of thetax.
  • He has come undermassivepubliccriticismsinceintroducingtheproposedrepeal.
  • Manywantedoutrightrepeal of thelawwith noreplacement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
UK politics: legislation & law-making
  • abolish
  • abrogate
  • abrogation
  • amend
  • amendment
  • assemblyman
  • constitutional
  • enforce
  • gold plate
  • Green Paper
  • guillotine
  • hard Brexitidiom
  • jurisprudence
  • presiding officer
  • Prime Minister's Questions
  • private member's bill
  • prohibit
  • prohibition
  • sanction
  • whip
See more results »
(Definition ofrepealfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
repeal
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈpiːl/us
/rɪˈpiːl/
If agovernmentrepeals alaw, itcausesthatlawnolongerto have anylegalforce.
废除，废止，撤销（法律）

repeal| American Dictionary

repeal
verb[T]
us
/rɪˈpil/
(of agovernment) to make alawnolongeralaw:
Legislators repealed thesalestax.

repeal

noun[U]us
/rɪˈpil/
Senators called for the law’s repeal.
(Definition ofrepealfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

repeal| Business English

repeal
verb[T]
LAW
uk
/rɪˈpiːl/us
tostateofficiallythat alaw,rule, etc. nolongerhaslegalforce:
Previouseffortsto repeal thelawhavefailed.
Thestateestimatesabout $41 million will belosteachyearif thefoodtaxis repealed.
repeal
noun[SorU]
LAW
uk
/rɪˈpiːl/us
theactofstatingofficiallythat alaw,rule, etc. nolongerhaslegalforce:
a repeal of sthThegovernorlobbiedfor repeal of thedeathpenalty.
Theywantto makesuretheircashflow will beunaffectedbefore theydecideto back a repeal.
(Definition ofrepealfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrepeal

repeal
None of these ' emergency measures ' were subsequently repealed after 1918.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, because older statutes were rarely repealed, the books were rife with obsolete statutes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A ban was issued forthwith, but for unclear reasons it soon had to be repealed.
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Consider those counter-to-fact situations in which the rules in question are repealed or have never been enacted.
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In practice these taxes had yielded little or no revenue and were repealed in 1920.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The fellowship was restored to him years later after the religious tests were repealed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first two were passed in the wake of financial crises and repealed within a few years because of complaints by creditors about high expenses and low dividends.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, given that rules are frequently repealed or modified, what is the relevant time period in which to assess the effects of rules for purposes of determining constitutionality?
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Many authoritarian restrictions were repealed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, he examines the impact on the party system of the direct election of the prime minister, a reform initiated in 1996 and repealed in 2001.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Whether it should simply be repealed and nothing put in its place is another matter.
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We concluded that we could achieve our purpose more simply by repealing section 13(3).
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I further understand that many large firms have indicated that they wish to see schedule 11 repealed in its entirety.
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The second question is whether smuggling would increase if the quarantine regulations were repealed.
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Clause 2 also gives effect to the schedule containing consequential repeals.
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