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abolition

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The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

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The word "abolition" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of doing away with something, or the state of having been done away with. For example, "The abolition of slavery marked an important milestone in civil rights history."

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Ed Davey, the business minister, has said that the abolition of the default retirement age in October will boost the economy.

The court of appeal last year declared the fund's closure illegal; but armed with some extra paperwork Duncan Smith and his ministers reannounced its abolition by next March.

For those who looked closely at the SNP and Scottish Labour manifestos, however, beyond Trident the pledges and philosophy therein appeared virtually identical, Sturgeon having belatedly followed Labour's lead (rather than the other way round) on a mansion tax, bankers' bonus and abolition of non-dom status.

She also called for the abolition of the House of Lords, saying that it had "no place in a democratic society".

Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 10.01am AEST01 01 Milne says when the Senate votes down this CEFC abolition bill Tony Abbott will have a double dissolution trigger.

"Going green does not have to cost the Earth," the chancellor said, apparently without a hint of irony – shortly after confirming that the Energy Companies Obligation is to be watered down, and just before announcing the abolition of the fuel duty escalator.

Domestically, he has signalled that the Australian government is no longer interested in independent information about global warming, through the abolition of the Climate Commission and the Climate Change Authority.

"The time is right for Australia to take a lead role and build a regional coalition for abolition.

Announcing the scholarships, the university's vice-chancellor, Prof Greg Craven, said in a statement "in a small but symbolic way, the writing by Indonesian students on the sanctity of life would be an ongoing contribution toward the eventual abolition of the death penalty in Indonesia".

After the abolition of the school sport survey, it looks like the government is once again trying to hide the true effect of their policies, like abolishing school sports partnerships.

The reason I choose Frederick Douglass' speech is because of who he was and the extraordinary "hero's journey" of his life from being a slave to an articulate spokesman for the abolition of the institution of slavery.

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