abolition

Example Sentences

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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

Had California remained part of Mexico, it would have been in this larger, earlier wave of abolition, rather than seeing the continuation or return of enslavement.

From Los Angeles Times