repealed
Struck from law
Repealed is the past tense of repeal, meaning to officially revoke or cancel a law, rule, or policy.
Governments repeal legislation when it's no longer wanted or considered effective: The amendment was repealed after decades of controversy.
Congress voted to repeal the tax.
Formally ended by authority
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- overturnedTurned upside down
- annulledDeclared legally void
invalidated · voided · abrogated · nullified · quashed · vacated · countermanded · withdrawn
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- actDeed or performance
- billAmount owed, written
parliament · senate · ordinance · mandate · provision · regulation · prohibition · ban
Protected by precedent
- phase-outGradual discontinuation process
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- reinstatementReturn to previous position
- restorationReturning something to condition
abolished
Formally ended by authority
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- overturnedTurned upside down
annulled · invalidated · voided · abrogated · nullified · quashed · vacated · countermanded · withdrawn · retracted
statute
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- actDeed or performance
bill · parliament · senate · ordinance · mandate · provision · regulation · prohibition · ban · law
grandfathered
Protected by precedent
- phase-outGradual discontinuation process
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- reinstatementReturn to previous position
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
- removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
repealedenacted
Made into law
passed · legislated · ratified · established · instituted
repealedupheld
Affirmed on review
validated · maintained · confirmed · sustained · unrepealed
- prohibition repealLifting of alcohol restrictions
repeal, repeals, repealing, unrepealed, repealable, repealer, repealers