with obj.
- revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament)撤销, 废止（法律, 议会法案）：
the legislation was repealed five months later.
五个月后, 这项立法被废止了。
mass noun
- the action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament撤销, 废止：
the House voted in favour of repeal.
议院投票赞成废止。
派生词
repealable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French repeler, from Old French re- (expressing reversal) + apeler 'to call, appeal'.