re·peal /ri-'pēl/ vt [Anglo-French repeler, from Old French, from re- back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name]: to rescind or annul by authoritative act; esp: to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
legislatures repeal ing statutes in light of a recent Supreme Court decision
repeal n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.