re
peal
Third Person
repeals
Present Participle
repealing
Past Tense
repealed
Past Participle
repealed
1
to officially cancel a law, regulation, or policy, making it no longer valid or in effect
transitive
- The government decided to repeal the outdated tax law to streamline the tax code.
- Lawmakers are considering whether to repeal the controversial immigration policy.
- The parliament voted to repeal the restrictions on freedom of speech.
- Last year, the government successfully repealed a controversial law affecting internet privacy.
- Right now, activists are repealing laws that disproportionately affect minority populations.