specifically: a legislative act that abrogates an earlier act
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOn March 16, eight days after Slaton filed his repealer, Oliverson introduced a resolution that only would lift mask requirements. Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2021 The outpouring of political organizing to save the law shocked its would-be repealers. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 28 July 2017
Word History
First Known Use
1687, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
repealer
noun
re·peal·er
: a legislative act or clause in an act that repeals an earlier act