Translation

廃止する / 撤廃する / 取り消す

Meaning

Repeal means to officially cancel a law, rule, or regulation so it is no longer in force. It is a legal and political word. Do not confuse it with repel, which means push away.

Examples

• 議会はその古い税法を廃止しました。
  Parliament repealed the old tax law.
• その団体は差別的な規則の廃止を求めました。
  The group called for the rule to be repealed.