unpass

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ pass

Verb[edit]

unpass (third-person singular simple present unpasses, present participle unpassing, simple past and past participle unpassed)

  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the passing of; to cause (a law, etc.) not to have been passed.
    • 1998, Joel Levin, Roberta Kevelson, Revolutions, Institutions, Law: Eleventh Round Table on Law and Semiotics:
      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 []