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A '''repeal without replacement''' is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned.
 
If a campaign for the repeal of a particular law gains particular momentum, an advocate of the repeal might become known as a "repealer". This happened in 19ththe 19th-century BritainUK to aadvocates groupof in favour"[[Repeal of the Union]]": the re-separation of Ireland from Great Britain through repeal of the United[[Acts of Union Kingdom1800]].
 
Many repeals without replacement are the result of significant changes in [[society]]. Major examples include: