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Abolish - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Annihilate, Annul, Cancel, Delete, Demolish, Eradicate, Expunge, Exterminate, Negate

Abolition is the act of formally destroying something through legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form.

Famous things that have been abolished include:

Things that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include:

Example Usage of Abolish

Junap: Petition to: Abolish the proposed law that will see alleged illegal filesharers disconnected from their broadband... http://is.gd/51QDm
CelebSense: Banks Looking to Abolish Cheque Payments by 2018, Electronic Transfer Preferred http://bit.ly/4JMcvu
elaineeec: @Darlin_Darlene True but consider before Jesus came on the scene God was perfectly willing to Abolish whole races of people.
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