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abolish

 
 
/əˈbɒlɪʃ/ verb [T]

Translation

to officially end something, especially a law or system
kanun veya bir sisteme son vermek, yürürlükten kaldırmak
National Service was abolished in Britain in 1962.238687
abolition
 
 
/ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/ noun [U]
iptal
the abolition of slavery
(Definition of abolish verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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