repeal+reversal
11reversal — Synonyms and related words: abolishment, abolition, about face, about turn, abrogation, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthoughts, alchemy, alteration, amelioration, annulment, apostasy, assimilation, assumption, atavism, back track,… …
12repeal — verb revoke or annul (a law or Act of Parliament). noun the action of repealing. Derivatives repealable adjective Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. repeler, from OFr. re (expressing reversal) + apeler to call, appeal …
13reversal — n. Repeal, revocation, annulment, change, overthrowing …
14repeal — v 1. revoke, rescind, abrogate; annul, disannul, nullify, abolish, declare null and void, void, make void; quash, invalidate, vacate, set aside; recant, retract, withdraw, disavow, recall, abjure; countermand, counterorder, overrule, override;… …
15reversal — n 1. revocation, revokement, repeal, annulment, nullification, voidance, cancellation; dissolution, abrogation, abolition, abolishment; rescission, counterorder; Law. overthrow, overturn, upset, rejection. 2. retraction, retractation, withdrawal …
16Revocation — Rev o*ca tion, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r[ e]vocation.] 1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. [1913 Webster] One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker.… …
17rescission — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reversing or annulling: recall, repeal, reversal, revocation. See CONTINUE, LAW …
18abjuration — n. 1. Renunciation (upon oath), relinquishment, rejection, abandonment, abnegation, repudiation, discarding, disowning. 2. Recantation, retraction, revocation, repeal reversal, recall, disavowal, disclaiming, disclaimer …
19recantation — n 1. retraction, palinode, withdrawal, recall, revocation, repeal, reversal; rescinding, re scindment, rescission, abrogation, annulment, nullification, disannulment, voidance, avoidance, Law. defeasance; countermand, counterorder, overruling,… …
20Don't ask, don't tell — DADT redirects here. For the television syndication company, see Disney ABC Domestic Television. For other uses, see Don t ask, don t tell (disambiguation) …
