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abolish
verb as in do away with or put an end to
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Trump will likely abolish the Department of Education and federal education funding will switch to block grants to the states, which many will use to fund school voucher programs.
Constitution abolished slavery in 1865 through the 13th Amendment — but with a provision that allows slavery as criminal punishment.
"There is a huge threat, but just saying: 'Let’s abolish AI' is not going to work - there are too many countries and people invested," he told the BBC.
Although IPP sentences have since been abolished and Lawrence's minimum term was just eight months, he has no idea when or if he will be released on parole.
As well as promising to bring about "immediate modernisation" to the Lords by abolishing hereditary peers, Labour's general election manifesto pledged to introduce a mandatory retirement age of 80 for members of the upper house.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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