Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-PEAL-A-BLE
RE-PEAL-A-BIL'I-TY, or RE-PEAL-A-BLE-NESSRE-PEAL-ED
RE-PEAL-A-BLE, a.
Capable of being repealed; revocable by the same power that enacted. It is held as a sound principle, that charters or grants which vest rights in individuals or corporations, are not repealable without the consent of the grantees, unless a clause reserving the right is inserted in the act.
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