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repeal (for a government to enact legislation that causes an earlier law to no longer to have any legal force; to revoke, annul, or abolish by authority: Following a lengthy debate, the law which prohibited women from owning property was repealed. Common Mistakes ⃝ Retract, withdraw and revoke are nearly synonymous with repeal, but are used in different contexts. We talk about eg retracting a statement, withdrawing from a position, revoking an offer, licence, or permission etc, and repealing a law. Phrase Bank ⃝ I want to repeal the Clean Air Act. ⃝ Although Democrats oppose outright repeal, they might support legislation that would raise the exemption. ⃝ The New Hampshire Legislature voted in May to repeal its state's death penalty statute. Additional Notes ⃝ When an old law is replaced by a new law, that is called express repeal. Implied repeal describes the situation where two laws cover the same subject-matter and one impliedly cancels out the other. TED Alexander Demidov) |
