Abolition 235874 223106983 2008-07-02T16:31:22Z Ginosbot 7020891 robot Adding: [[sk:Abolícia]] {{Wiktionary}} '''Abolish''' is the act of formally [[repeal]]ing an existing practice legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form. Famous things that have been abolished include: *[[slavery]]; see [[Abolitionism]] *the [[Soviet Union]] *[[alcohol]]; see [[Prohibition]] *[[abolished monarchy|numerous monarchies]] Issue that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include: *[[suffering]]; see also: [[Abolitionism (bioethics)]] *the [[death penalty]] *[[deportations]] *[[aging]] *[[imprisonment]] *[[speciesism]] *[[abortion]] *[[firearms]] ownership and the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]] *[[religion]] *[[Age of Consent]] *[[nationalism]] *[[anarchism|government]] *the legal status of animals as property; see [[Abolitionism (animal rights)]] A common and usually uncontroversial act of abolition is the abolition of [[constituency|electoral districts]] during [[redistricting]]. {{disambig}} [[Category:Law]] [[Category:Statutory law]] [[fr:Abolition]] [[nl:Abolitionisme]] [[pt:Abolição]] [[sk:Abolícia]]