the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
Recent Examples on the WebIn 2000, Alabama voters approved Amendment 667 to formally repeal the inoperative ban by a vote of 59 percent to 41 percent. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 31 July 2022 But another key Democratic lawmaker and Nelson dispute this, saying there were never enough votes to repeal the 1849 ban in a stand-alone bill or in the budget. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2022 Evers called the session to repeal the ban earlier this month, but Wisconsin GOP members said the move was no more than a political stunt. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 June 2022 Reuters reports that Virginia became the first state to repeal a ban on facial recognition technology and that California as well as the city of New Orleans may soon follow suit. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 May 2022 Sanjay Wagle, senior vice president of government affairs for the organization, said Realtors recognize their role in the creation of Article 34 and are eager to help repeal it. Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 This November, San Diego voters will decide whether to keep it or repeal it.San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 In Ecuador, government gas subsidies were instituted in the 1970s, and every time officials have tried to repeal them there’s been a violent backlash.New York Times, 2 July 2022 Unfortunately, there are not enough votes in Congress to repeal it, just like there are not enough currently to restore Roe. Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 27 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English repelen, borrowed from Anglo-French repeler, rapeler, reapeler "to call back, bring back, recover, rescind, deter," from re-re- + apeler, appeler to call, summon, call before a court" — more at appeal entry 2
Note: Both the form and meaning of the Anglo-French verb have been influenced to some degree by Latin repellere "to push away, fend off" (see repel).