Definition
Verb: To officially cancel a law or rule so that it is no longer in effect. Noun: The act of cancelling such a law.
Etymology
From Anglo-French *repeler* “to recall, revoke,” from Latin *repellere* “to drive back.” The idea is to push a law back as if it had never been made.
Kelly Says
Repealing a law is like hitting ‘undo’ on a country’s rulebook. It shows that laws aren’t timeless truths but decisions that can be driven back when a society changes its mind.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
herroep
her-ROOP
BGБългарски
отменям
ot-ME-nyam
BNবাংলা
বাতিল করা
ba-til ko-ra
CACatalà
derogar
de-ro-GAR
CSČeština
zrušit
ZRU-shit
DEDeutsch
aufheben
AUF-he-ben
ELΕλληνικά
ακυρώνω
a-ki-RO-no
ESEspañol
derogar
de-ro-GAR
ETEesti
tühistama
tuh-his-TA-ma
EUEuskara
bertan behera utzi
ber-tan be-he-ra u-tzi
FAفارسی
لغو کردن
laghv kar-dan
FRFrançais
abroger
a-bro-ZHAY
GLGalego
derogar
de-ro-GAR
HIहिन्दी
निरस्त करना
nirast kar-na
HRHrvatski
ukinuti
u-ki-NU-ti
HUMagyar
visszavon
VIS-sa-von
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencabut
men-ca-but
ITItaliano
abrogare
a-bro-GA-re
LTLietuvių
panaikinti
pa-nai-KIN-ti
LVLatviešu
atsaukt
at-SAUKT
MNМонгол
цуцлах
tsuts-lakh
MSBahasa Melayu
memansuhkan
me-man-su-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပယ်ဖျက်သည်
pyet-hpyet-dhi
NLNederlands
intrekken
in-TRE-ken
PLPolski
uchylać
u-KHI-lach
PTPortuguês
revogar
re-vo-GAR
RUРусский
отменять
ot-me-NYAT
SKSlovenčina
zrušiť
ZRU-sheet
SLSlovenščina
razveljavi
raz-vel-YA-vi
SRСрпски
укинути
u-ki-NU-ti
SVSvenska
upphäva
up-HE-va
TAதமிழ்
ரத்து செய்
rat-tu sey
TEతెలుగు
రద్దు చేయు
rad-du che-yu
TRTürkçe
iptal etmek
ip-TAL et-mek
UKУкраїнська
скасовувати
ska-so-vu-va-ty
URاردو
منسوخ کرنا
mansookh kar-na
VITiếng Việt
bãi bỏ
bai bo