To call back; recall, as from banishment, exile, or disgrace.
                  
                
                  
                    
                    To give up; dismiss.
                  
                
                  
                    
                    To revoke; abrogate, as a law or statute: it usually implies a recalling of the act by the power that made or enacted it.
                  
                
                  
                    
                    Synonyms Annul, Rescind, etc. See abolish, and list under abrogate.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    Recall, as from exile.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    The act of repealing; revocation; abrogation: as, the repeal of a statute.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    Synonyms See abolish.