Default and Repeal

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Default verb - Fail to pay up.

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Repeal and default are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repeal" instead a verb "Default".

Nearby Words: defaulter, defaulting, defaulted

Repeal verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Default and repeal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Default" instead a verb "Repeal".

Nearby Words: repealed, repealing

British Law (and by extension, Commonwealth law) takes this as the default position when dealing with the effects of a law repeal.

Source: Grandfather Clause

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