Legal Definition and Related Resources of Abolish

To do away with wholly, annul .

verb

• abate
• abolere
• abrogate
• annihilate
• annul
• cancel
• declare null and void
• delere
• delete
• deprive of force
• destroy
• disannul
• discontinue
• disestablish
• dispense with
• dispose
• dissolve
• eliminate
• eradicate
• exstinguere
• exterminate
• extinguish
• extirpate
• invalidate
• negate
• nullify
• obliterate
• overturn
• override
• overrule
• prohibit
• quash
• raze
• render null and void
• repeal
• repudiate
• rescind
• retract
• revoke
• set aside
• squelch
• suovertere
• supersede
• supplant
• suppress
• terminate
• tollere
• undo
• vacate
• vitiate
• void
• withdraw Associated Concepts: repeal by amendment

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English Spanish Translation of Abolish

Abolir

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What does Abolish mean in American Law?

The definition of Abolish in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

To eliminate, end, destroy utterly, and, by usual implication, to do so permanently. An office may be abolished (“The court of common pleas is hereby abolished,”) as can a longstanding, deeprooted institution (e.g., slavery).