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  • 101Murder of Yao Jiaxin — The murder case of Yao Jiaxin refers to an intentional homicide triggered by a traffic accident on October 20, 2010 committed by Yao Jiaxin. After Yao hit the victim Zhang Miao, he stabbed her to death when he found Zhang memorizing his license… …

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  • 102eradicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abolish; blot out, erase, extirpate, exterminate, weed out, eliminate, uproot. See destruction, extraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. extirpate, exterminate, annihilate; see abolish , destroy 1 . See …

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  • 103exterminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abolish, destroy, annihilate; extirpate, eradicate, root out. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. annihilate, eradicate, abolish, extirpate, destroy, wipe out, slaughter, kill off; see also… …

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  • 104rescind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. revoke, repeal, recall, abrogate, annul. See nullification. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. revoke, repeal, cancel; see abolish , cancel 1 , 2 , revoke . See Synonym Study at abolish . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 105a|bol´ish|ment — a|bol|ish «uh BOL ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely: »Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. SYNONYM(S): annul, stop …

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  • 106a|bol´ish|er — a|bol|ish «uh BOL ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely: »Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. SYNONYM(S): annul, stop …

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  • 107a|bol´ish|a|ble — a|bol|ish «uh BOL ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely: »Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. SYNONYM(S): annul, stop …

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  • 108a|bol|ish — «uh BOL ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely: »Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. SYNONYM(S): annul, stop, suppress …

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  • 109Abrogate — Ab ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or… …

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  • 110Abrogated — Abrogate Ab ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the… …

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