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What does the word abolish mean?

"Abolish" means to completely do away with or put an end to something, often a system, law, or practice.

Here are some examples:

* Abolish slavery: To permanently end the practice of owning and controlling people as property.

* Abolish the death penalty: To eliminate capital punishment as a legal sentence.

* Abolish the monarchy: To remove a hereditary system of rule by a king or queen.

"Abolish" implies a total and final eradication of the thing being abolished. It carries a sense of permanence and decisiveness.

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