abolished

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France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago, and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

We’re fighting a society that wants to keep our work in the dark, to pretend that this isn’t happening, that it can be abolished by throwing people into prison.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

All 10 city, county, district and borough councils in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are due to be abolished and replaced with new unitary authorities.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After Britain abolished slavery in 1833, those formerly enslaved continued to work the plantations as contract employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The Papacy itself had been abolished after Calvin’s death, and a tangle of courts, colleges, and councils, collectively known as the Magisterium, had grown up in its place.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman