Statute of Repeal

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• Second Statute of Repeal — The Second Statute of Repeal, is an Act of the Parliament of England (1 2 Ph. M. c. 8) passed in the Third Parliament of Mary I of England in 1555, followed the First Statute of Repeal of 1553. This first statute had abolished all religious… …   Wikipedia

• First Statute of Repeal — The First Statute of Repeal is an Act of the Parliament of England (1 Mary, st. 2, c. 2), passed in the first Parliament of Mary I of England s reign, nullified all religious legislation passed under the previous monarch, the boy King Edward VI,… …   Wikipedia

• Repeal — Re*peal , n. 1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty To expel him thence. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• repeal — re·peal /ri pēl/ vt [Anglo French repeler, from Old French, from re back + apeler to appeal, call, from Latin appellare to address, entreat, call by name]: to rescind or annul by authoritative act; esp: to revoke or abrogate by legislative… …   Law dictionary

• statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law …   Law dictionary

• Repeal — Re*peal (r? p?l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repealed} ( p?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repealing}.] [OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re re + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See {Appeal}, and. cf. {Repel}.] 1. To recall; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom long title=An Act to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and… …   Wikipedia

• repeal — The abrogation or annulling of a previously existing law by the enactment of a subsequent statute which declares that the former law shall be revoked and abrogated (which is called express repeal), or which contains provisions so contrary to or… …   Black's law dictionary

• repeal of statute — The termination of the effect of a statute as existing law by a later statute or constitutional provision. 50 Am J1st Stat §§ 516et seq. The annulment of a statute, whereby it ceases to have any existence, accomplished directly or expressly… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …   Black's law dictionary