单词 | repeal |
释义 | repeal —repealability, repealableness, n. —repealable, adj. —repealer, n. /ri peel"/, v.t. 1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant. 2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate. n. 3. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation. [1275-1325; ME repelen < AF repeler, equiv. to re- RE- + (a)peler to APPEAL] Syn. 2. nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate. |
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