as in repeal
the doing away with something by formal action
calls for the abolition of the death penalty
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McMahon may be directed to oversee Trump’s plans for the abolition of the Department of Education.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The abolition of the death penalty must be a national conversation, not a sporadic one.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Federal police said in a statement that Bolsonaro and others are accused of violent abolition of the Democratic state of law, coup d’état and being a criminal organization.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Although Williamson opposed the existence of slavery within the British empire, stories about white slavery helped opponents of abolition.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The abolition of the death penalty must be a national conversation, not a sporadic one.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Federal police said in a statement that Bolsonaro and others are accused of violent abolition of the Democratic state of law, coup d’état and being a criminal organization.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Although Williamson opposed the existence of slavery within the British empire, stories about white slavery helped opponents of abolition.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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