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ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ənabo·li·tion

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  1. abolition, abolishmentnoun

    the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

    "the abolition of capital punishment"

    Synonyms:
    abolishment

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  1. abolitionnoun

    Synonyms:
    annulling, abrogation, destruction, abolishment, disestablishment, cancellation, extinction, nullification, rescission, revocation

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  1. Dominic Raab:

    We want a good deal with EU partners and friends but that must involve the abolition of the undemocratic backstop, what the prime minister has instructed and the cabinet has accepted is a turbo-charging of those preparations.

  2. Hiroshi Harada:

    At that moment, we saw people burned black, having their skin melted or limbs blown apart. It is unlikely that survivors would be in a cheery, welcoming mood, but President Obama would be making a very delicate political decision to come to Hiroshima. I would want to accept his visit with hopes that it will lead to the next action (for the abolition of nuclear arms).

  3. Bill Hagerty:

    It is outrageous that after dismantling commonsense border security measures and unleashing a record-setting border crisis, Secretary Mayorkas has hired an organization that has openly called for the abolition of ICE—one of his own agencies, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I’ll continue to hold the Biden Administration accountable and ensure that taxpayer-funded programs aren’t hijacked by organizations that oppose the very mission of the program.

  4. Hans Hess:

    The abolition of the cap will cost jobs, but the sector overcame the franc crisis in 2011 and will also cope with this crisis.

  5. Audrey Gaughran:

    The long-term trend is definitely positive -- we are seeing a decrease in the number of executions (worldwide), a number of countries are closer to abolition, and there are some signs that some countries will be abolitionist by 2015. (There are) signals of a world that is nearing abolition.


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