Definition of "repeal" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.

   • to repeal a law
   • 1776, Samuel Johnson, letter to James Boswell, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, p. 8, As manners make laws, manners likewise repeal them.

2. To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.

3. To suppress; to repel.

noun

1. An act or instance of repealing.

   • Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? When a newer Act of Parliament is incompatible with earlier law, it usually takes precedence, under the doctrine of “implied repeal”.