advance verb [ I/T ] (MOVE FORWARD) âº to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something: [ T ] Research has advanced our understanding of the virus. [ I ] Tonightâs winner advances to the semifinals.
repeal. 1) v. to annul an existing law, by passage of a repealing statute, or by public vote on a referendum. Repeal of U. S. Constitutional provisions require an amendment, as with the repeal of prohibition in which the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. 2) n. the act of annulling a statute.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, repealing the 18th Amendment, which outlawed trafficking in 'intoxicating liquors.' The 21st Amendment was passed in order to undo the 18th Amendment.In short, a constitutional amendment, or any law, is repealed when it is found unconstitutional.he 18th Amendment was a departure from this, and took away rights from the states and from U.S. citizens. As such, it was an inappropriate amendment, and should never have been ratified, being contrary to the spirit of the constitution itself.