repeal

Plural: repeals

Noun

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
An act or instance of repealing.

Verb

Verb Forms: repealed, repealing, repeals

To revoke or officially cancel a law or act.
cancel officially
To cancel, invalidate, annul.
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
To suppress; to repel.

Examples

He wished he could repeal the rule disallowing proper nouns in Words With Friends.
to repeal a law

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.

Synonyms

abrogation, annul, annulment, countermand, lift, overturn, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate, cancel, invalidate, veto

Scrabble Score: 8

repeal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
repeal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
repeal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

repeal: valid Words With Friends Word