Unpass

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To undo the passing of; to cause (a law, etc.) not to have been passed. rare, transitive

    "One of the interesting features of the Universal Town Meeting as it has evolved at this time is its role in reviewing decisions of Congress to "unpass" obsolete laws, after receiving brief written arguments of 25 words or less […]"

Example

More examples

"One of the interesting features of the Universal Town Meeting as it has evolved at this time is its role in reviewing decisions of Congress to "unpass" obsolete laws, after receiving brief written arguments of 25 words or less […]"

Etymology

From un- + pass.

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