Antonyms for repeal

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ri-peel

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpil

Definition of repeal

Origin : late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed; repealing.

noun cancellation
verb declare null and void

Example sentences :

Several attempts have been made to repeal it but unsuccessfully.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

To repeal the act of 1887 limiting the inheritance of personal property.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

It was in this tavern that the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated, 1767.
Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

In my opinion, it was not the intention of the legislature to repeal it.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

Repeal, do we also delight in—Three cheers for the "gem of the sea!"
Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark

The first measure brought forward was the repeal of Pole's attainder.
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

John Bright was the great orator of the movement for the repeal of those laws.
Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton

Repeal could come only from England, and to England Howe went.
Extract from : « The Tribune of Nova Scotia » by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant

The repeal of the Nauvoo charter, in January, 1845, unloosened their tongues.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn

The people were successful in electing men who favored the repeal of the law.
Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris

Synonyms for repeal

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