abolition

Example Sentences

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Seven of the county's local authorities had written to the government saying they wanted to postpone over concerns about going to the polls ahead of the potential abolition of some of them.

From BBC

Alinejad is one of the most prominent dissident campaigners against Iranian authorities and for years has pushed for the abolition of the obligatory headscarf in Iran under the banner of "MyStealthyFreedom."

From Barron's

The story of slavery’s abolition in the Atlantic world is often told from a top-down perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It means somebody who wants to...abolition something.”

From Literature

She said following the abolition of the not proven verdict in the Scottish legal system the jury was one of the first to return a verdict under the changed system.

From BBC