Other women from the entertainment world making it to the Most Powerful Women list this year are Angelina Jolie (No. 54), Ellen Degeneres (No. 50), Sofia Vergara (No. 52), Beyonce (No. 21), and China's prominent actress Yao Chen (No. 82).
uk â /rÉªËpiËl/ us â LAW. âº the act of stating officially that a law, rule, etc. no longer has legal force: a repeal of sth The governor lobbied for repeal of the death penalty. They want to make sure their cashflow will be unaffected before they decide to back a repeal.
1. repeal-the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation. abrogation, annulment. derogation - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed. cancellation-the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement. vacation-the act of making something legally void.