Sentence examples for abolition of the right from inspiring English sources

They issued a proclamation demanding the ownership of goods in common, the abolition of the right of inheritance, and the enfranchisement of women.

Sadly, this is not due to a rise in reasonable decisions, but follows the government's abolition of the right of appeal against a wrongful refusal.

One genuine blow to the class system struck by the Blair government has been the abolition of the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and exercise some sway over the government.

Unpopular legislation like the poll tax, new requirements to give advanced notice of demonstrations and the abolition of "the right to silence" for defendants, could not be reviewed by the courts.

I campaigned strongly against the abolition of the right to silence and I am currently campaigning against proposals to abolish the right to trial by jury for a large number of offences.

The Scottish parliament has a similar policy, which was extended in 2013, when the SNP's then deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, unambiguously announced "the final stage of the abolition of the right to buy".

Abolition of the right-to-buy is not a move they'll be able to squeak past their coalition partners – it is arguably the most successful and defining Conservative policy in modern politics.

He no longer favored the immediate abolition of the rights of inheritance in the Communist program".

Liberalization refers to the abolition of the rights of monopolies, rights that accorded energy suppliers protection against competition.

Whenever we have social progress––the abolition of slavery, the abolition of prohibition, the right for women to vote it's always been done against the law of power in place".

The wedding party returns in procession, singing another paean to the abolition of the feudal right to sleep with the bride.