Repeal

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REPEALED: p. pr. & vb. n. REPEALING.] [O. Fr. rapeler, N. Fr. rappeler, to call back, from re, again, back, and apeler, appeler, to call; Lat. appellare. See APPEAL.]

1Sense 1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.]

The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak.

2Sense 2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to abrogate by authority; as, to repeal a law.

Synonyms—To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See ABOLISH.

n. 1. Recall from exile. [Obs.] *The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty To expel him hence. Shak.* 2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute.