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repealing

v.
C1 Advanced US //ɹiˈpiɫɪŋ// UK //ɹɪpˈiːlɪŋ// re·peal·ing

v. to officially end a law or a formal agreement so that it is no longer valid.

v. the act of revoking or annulling a law, ordinance, or public policy by legislative action. Present participle of 'repeal', often used to describe the formal process of legislative reversal.


SIMPLE

The government is repealing the old tax law next month.

CONTEXTUAL

By repealing the outdated trade restrictions, the administration hopes to encourage more international investment in the local economy.

COMPLEX

The constitutional court is currently reviewing the legality of repealing the environmental protections that were established during the previous decade.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, typically a law, act, or regulation.

Pitfall

repealing about the lawrepealing the lawRepeal is a transitive verb; it does not take a preposition like 'about' before the object.

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