To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
To suppress; to repel.
Recall, as from exile.
Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
of Repeal
The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.
A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence.
The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall.
The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license.
To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as to restore its tone.