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repeal

/ɹəˈpiːl/
noun
  1. An act or instance of repealing.

verb
  1. To cancel, invalidate, annul.

    "to repeal a law"

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

  3. To suppress; to repel.

Synonymsannul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto

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