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abol·ish vt: to end the observance or effect of: annul
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abate, abolere, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, declare null and void, delere, delete, deprive of force, destroy, disannul, discontinue, disestablish, dispense with, dispose, dissolve, eliminate, eradicate, exstinguere, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, invalidate, negate, nullify, obliterate, override, overrule, overturn, prohibit, quash, raze, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, set aside, squelch, subvertere, supersede, supplant, suppress, terminate, tollere, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, withdraw
associated concepts: repeal by amendment
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abate (extinguish), abrogate (annul), abrogate (rescind), adeem, annul, cancel, destroy (void), disaffirm, discharge (release from obligation), discontinue (abandon), eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, extinguish, extirpate, invalidate, kill (defeat), negate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, quash, recall (call back), remove (eliminate), renege, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, stop, supersede, supplant, terminate, vacate (void), vitiate, withdraw
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To end or do away with; generally used to describe formally ending an institution, system, or custom, such as slavery or a tax.n.abolition
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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to terminate the legal effect of some provision or doctrine.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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v. To abrogate, annul, cancel, eliminate, put an end to, recall, repeal, or revoke, especially things of a seemingly permanent nature, such as customs, institutions, and usages.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.