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rerepealing

rerepealing is the present participle and gerund of rerepeal.

Meaning of rerepeal

Verb

rerepeal (third-person singular simple present rerepeals, present participle rerepealing, simple past and past participle rerepealed)

  1. To repeal again after reinstating.
    • As the Noble Lord on the woolsack thinks it would be better not to rerepeal the whole of the Act of the 13th George II., I now propose only to repeal the two clauses which have given power to informers to bring vexatious and frivolous suits.1840, Mirror of Parliament - Volume 2, page 1522

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Questions about rerepealing

What is rerepealing the present participle and gerund of?
Rerepealing is the present participle and gerund of rerepeal.

Words near rerepealing in the dictionary

  1. rerented
  2. rerenting
  3. rerents
  4. rerepeal
  5. rerepealed
  6. rerepealing
  7. rerepeals
  8. rerepeat
  9. rerepeated
  10. rerepeating
  11. rerepeats

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