Re*peal" (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Repealed (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Repealing.] [OF. repeler to call back, F.
rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F.
appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and.
cf. Repel.] 1. To recall; to summon again,
as persons. [Obs.]
The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,
And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.
Shak.
2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or
statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of
the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.]
Whence Adam soon repealed
The doubts that in his heart arose.
Milton.
Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul;
abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
Re*peal", n. 1.
Recall, as from exile. [Obs.]
The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people
Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty
To expel him thence.
Shak.
2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the
repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a
usage.
Re*peal" (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Repealed (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Repealing.] [OF. repeler to call back, F.
rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F.
appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and.
cf. Repel.] 1. To recall; to summon again,
as persons. [Obs.]
The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,
And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.
Shak.
2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or
statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of
the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.]
Whence Adam soon repealed
The doubts that in his heart arose.
Milton.
Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul;
abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
Re*peal", n. 1.
Recall, as from exile. [Obs.]
The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people
Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty
To expel him thence.
Shak.
2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the
repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a
usage.
