[rɪˈpiːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament)
(e.g: the legislation was repealed five months later)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French repeler, from Old French re- (expressing reversal) + apeler ‘to call, appeal’

[rɪˈpiːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament
(e.g: the House voted in favour of repeal)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French repeler, from Old French re- (expressing reversal) + apeler ‘to call, appeal’