Repeal
(V) Repeal is the process of negating an order, law, statute etc as per the provisions contained in the statue to withdraw such a law, order etc to make it ineffective.
Repeal: The annulment of an existing statute or law; to revoke a law and to substitute a new one in its place.
Reply: A replication; the plaintiff's answer to the defense by the defendant of charges he has leveled against him.
repeal
1) v. to annul an existing law, by passage of a repealing statute, or by public vote on a referendum. Repeal of constitutional provisions requires an amendment. 2) n. the act of annulling a statute.
REPEAL, legislation. The abrogation or destruction of a law by a legislative act.
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Prohibition lost advocates as alcohol gained increasing social acceptance and as prohibition led to disrespect for the law and the growth of organized crime. By 1933, public opposition to prohibition had become overwhelming.
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To abrogate (q.v.) or cancel legislation (q.v.) or a regulation (q.v.).
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Definition - Transitive Verb
[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
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To annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. Abrogate also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract.
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Abrogatio: Repeal of a previously established law.
Agraria: A standard term applied to laws dealing with public land and/or its distribution (generally to plebes).
Ambitu: A standard term applied to laws dealing with bribery.
abrogate: To repeal or cancel an old law using another law or constitutional power.
abstract: A summary of what a court or government agency does.
the repeal of prohibition that allowed people to possess and enjoy alcoholic beverages early in the Twentieth Century) while retaining criminal penalties for related behavior outside legal limits established by the legislation that "decriminalized" ...
against beggars, not repealed until 1597. At no time, however, was it general, and as the larger village and city populations grew the ratio of serfs and slaves to the freemen in the whole population rapidly diminished, ...
This technical language continued in use till the time of Cromwell, when by a statute the records were directed to be in English; but this act was repealed at the restoration by Charles II.
The Government sometimes adds a provision to a Bill which enables the Government to repeal or amend it after it has become an Act of Parliament. The provision enables the amendment of primary legislation using delegated (or secondary) legislation.
Workcover Queensland was originally established under the Workcover Queensland Act 1996, but since the repeal of that legislation in 2003 it now has its foundations in the Workers' Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003.
Rescission: The unmaking or undoing of a contract; repeal.
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Is is not constitutional in nature in the sense that it may not be altered, amended, or repealed by the Legislature.
Thus, on April 28, 2006, after the unofficial repeal of the French First Employment Contract (CPE), the Longjumeau (Essonne) conseil des prud'hommes (labor law court) judged the New Employment Contract (CNE) contrary to international law, ...
Decriminalization The repeal or amendment of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution.
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There were several Parliamentary Inclosure Acts which have been in part repealed the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998. These acts served to pass ownership of land from the community at large to the few.
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these rules used to be part of the United States Code but have since been repealed. Rules of navigation on international waters are now governed by international treaties and laws, many of which are developed by the United Nations.
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Rescission The unmaking or undoing of a contract; repeal.
Research A careful hunting for facts or truth about a subject; inquiry; investigation.
Resolution The formal adoption of a motion.
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This term is applied to those laws which have lost their efficacy, without being repealed, 2. A positive statute, unrepealed, can never be... more ...
Fair Trade Laws: State laws which permit manufacturers or producers to set minimum rates for resale of the product. These laws have been repealed and/or found to be in violation of state constitutions in several states.
Parliament: 'Parliament' refers to both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The main functions of Parliament are to make, repeal or to change laws. Parliament also acts as a watch-dog on the government.
see apartheid; integration.
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Apartheid - (pärt´ht) [Afrik.,=apartness], system of racial segregation peculiar to the Republic of South Africa, the legal basis of which was largely repealed in 1991-92.
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Mechanics Lien Law Coming July 1, 2012JD Supra (press release)by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012 Effective July 1, all of the existing statutes governing mechanics liens, stop notices and payment bonds in California will be repealed ...
States that have modified this rule have either completely repealed it, mandating that payments received from health insurance, social security or other sources be used to reduce the wrongdoer's liability.
The pocket part in digests will give you additional cases on your topic. Pocket parts in codes will tell you whether your code section has been amended or repealed since the publication of the main volume.
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