abolish

  • 31abolish — verb Syn: put an end to, get rid of, scrap, cancel, end, remove, dissolve, stop, ban; informal do away with, ditch Ant: retain, create …

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  • 32abolish — [əˈbɒlɪʃ] verb [T] to officially get rid of a law or system Britain abolished slavery in 1807.[/ex] …

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  • 33abolish — To do away with wholly; to annul; to repeal; to rescind; to abrogate; to dispense with. Put an end to. Stretch v. Murphy, 166 Or. 439, 112 P.2d 1018, 1021. Imports absolute destruction having its root in the Latin word abolere, meaning to destroy …

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  • 34abolish — To do away with wholly; to annul; to repeal; to rescind; to abrogate; to dispense with. Put an end to. Stretch v. Murphy, 166 Or. 439, 112 P.2d 1018, 1021. Imports absolute destruction having its root in the Latin word abolere, meaning to destroy …

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  • 35abolish — To repeal; to recall; to revoke; to cancel and eliminate entirely …

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  • 36abolish — v.tr. put an end to the existence or practice of (esp. a custom or institution). Derivatives: abolishable adj. abolisher n. abolishment n. Etymology: ME f. F abolir f. L abolere destroy …

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  • 37abolish a law — get rid of a law …

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  • 38National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty — The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) is a large organization dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty in the United States. Founded in 1976 (the same year the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court of the… …

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  • 39Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking — (CAST) is a Los Angeles based anti human trafficking organization. Through legal, social, and advocacy services, CAST helps rehabilitate survivors of trafficking, raises awareness, and affects legislation and public policy surrounding human… …

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  • 40International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons — The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is a civil society campaign with the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons through a legally binding nuclear weapons convention. It was launched internationally in Vienna in 2007 at a… …

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