unpass

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verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person unpasses · participle present unpassing · participle past unpassed · past unpassed

  1. raretransitiveTo undo the passing of; to cause (a law, etc.) not to have been passed.

    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 […]

    1998, Joel Levin, Roberta Kevelson, Revolutions, Institutions, Law: Eleventh Round Table on Law and Semiotics

Origin

From un- + pass.

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APA

unpass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpass

MLA

“unpass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpass.

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