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repeal

[ri-peel] / rɪˈpil /




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Several groups have vowed to fight the repeal in court.

From Los Angeles Times

The administration has claimed repealing the endangerment finding would generate more than $1 trillion in regulatory savings, without detailing how the figure was calculated.

From Barron's

The cabinet also decided to repeal a legal requirement for a transaction permit to complete any purchase of real estate, thereby reducing oversight meant to prevent fraud.

From BBC

One issue on which she is so far holding the line is on repealing the state’s right-to-work law that lets workers choose whether or not to join a union.

From The Wall Street Journal

Existing soliciting offences would have been repealed, with historic convictions quashed.

From BBC