Vocabulary

abolition

廃(はい)止(し)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

The act of formally ending or stopping a system, practice, or institution.

ある制度(せいど)や慣習(かんしゅう)などを公式(こうしき)にやめて終(お)わらせること。

Examples

  1. The abolition of the old law changed the political system.
  2. The abolition of the domain system marked the beginning of a new era.

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