English → Latin
“repeal” in Latin
tollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annulaboleōto retard, check the growth of; to destroy, efface, terminate; to die, decayabrogōto abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts); recall; to take away, deprive (of)abrogātiōa formal repeal of a lawdērogātiōA partial abrogation of a law; derogation.obrogātiōA motion partly to repeal or alter an existing law by introducing another; obrogation.lēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
The English word repeal itself goes back to Latin pellō, through repellō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
repeal v.
tollere: abolere (to do away with altogether): abrogare (to abolish by the authority of the people): derogare legi or aliquid de lege (of a partial abolition: but sometimes with accusative for abrogare, Ochsner): obrogare legi (to repeal it wholly or in part by a subsequent enactment).
repeal s.
abrogatio (legis, Cic.); derogatio; obrogatio. Vid: SYN. in REPEAL, v.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for repeal?
- The usual Latin words for “repeal” are tollō, aboleō, abrogō; also abrogātiō, dērogātiō, obrogātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.