repealable

Can be undone

Repealable describes a law, rule, or policy that can be officially revoked or canceled.

Constitutional amendments are technically repealable but rarely repealed.

Some provisions are written to be explicitly non-repealable, though legal scholars debate whether any law truly is: The tax was designed to be repealable if revenues exceeded projections.

revocable

rescindable

Capable of annulment

voidableCapable of being nullified
cancelableAble to be terminated
reversibleAble to be undone

retractable · overturnable · withdrawable · undoable · nullifiable · terminable · dissoluble · provisional · conditional · temporary

legal

statute

Enacted written rule

legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
amendmentChange to official text
billAmount owed, written

veto · rescind · abrogate · annulment · invalidate · overturn · parliament · judiciary · enactment · codification

amendable

modifiable

Able to be changed

alterableAble to be changed
changeableCapable of alteration
adjustableAble to be changed

revisable · mutable · adaptable · negotiable · flexible · reformable · provisional · contingent

retraction

withdrawal

Act of taking away

reversalComplete change of direction
rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege

undoing · about-face · rollback · backtrack · nullification · cancellation · abrogation · annulment · repudiation · voiding

Opposites

legal permanence

repealableunrepealable

Cannot be legally rescinded

irrepealable · permanent · irrevocable · unalterable · irreversible

constitutional entrenchment

repealableentrenched

Firmly established, resistant to change

fundamental · enshrined · inviolate · supreme · foundational

Family

repeal, repealed, repealing, unrepealed, repealer

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