Abolition
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'''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]].
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[[Category:Law]]
[[Category:Statutory law]]
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