Definition of "repeal" []

• To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act. (verb-transitive)
• Obsolete To summon back or recall, especially from exile. (verb-transitive)
• The act or process of repealing. (noun)

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• "His Shibboleth was, that the disgrace of the State must be wiped out by the repeal of the Yazoo Act; and _repeal_ rang from every mouth, from Savannah to the mountains."
• "Public opinion polls have been all over place as to whether or not repeal is a fringe sentiment or if it is a majority or somewhere in between."
• "The reason why the other Republicans are against total repeal is because they realize that taking away the new benefits under the law would result in a backlash."