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of U. S. Constitutional provisions require an amendment, as with the repeal of prohibition in which the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. 2) n. the act of annulling a statute.
There are two basic types of repeal, a repeal with re-enactment (or replacement) of the repealed law, or a repeal without replacement. The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand an action or order previously adopted by the assembly.