Repugnant to definition
Repugnant to. :—The word 'repugnant' means 'inconsistent with' or 'contrary to'. Such contrariety may be in quality, in matter or in respect of the form prescribed (see Foster's case, 11 Coke Rep. 56 b.) As to the precise signification of the word 'repugnant' as used in this Article, see the following cases : Wallwork v. Fielding, (1922) 2 K. B. 66 C. A. ; Kutner v. Phillips, (1891) 2 Q. B. 267 ; Forkes v. A. G. Manitoba (1937), A. C. 260 ; and Clyde Engineering Co. v. Coburn, 37 Commonwealth Law Reports, 466.