repeal
part of speech
verb (repeal, repeals, repealed, repealing); noun (a repeal, repeals)
meaning for a pupil
1) (law) To officially end a law so that it no longer counts. tree →
2) (noun) The act of ending a law. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and citizenship lessons laws are repealed by a parliament or congress, for example laws that were unfair. In news it tells the reader a rule has been cancelled. Phrases: «repeal a law», «the repeal of».
examples
- Parliament voted to repeal the old law. tree →
- The Corn Laws were repealed in Britain in 1846. tree →
- In the USA, Prohibition was ended by the repeal of a law in 1933. tree →
- People marched to ask for the unfair tax to be repealed. tree →
- The repeal of the rule means you can now ride bikes in the park. tree →
- Only lawmakers can repeal a law, not the police. tree →
note
Regular verb: repealed. Mostly about laws, not school rules (you «scrap» or «change» those). Not the same as «appeal» (asking for a decision to be changed) or «repel» (push away).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «repeal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.