abolition of a law
111desuetude — de·sue·tude / de swi ˌtüd, ˌtyüd; di sü ə ˌtüd/ n [Latin desuetudo disuse, from desuescere to lose the habit of]: a doctrine holding that a statute may be abrogated because of its long disuse Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …
112amnesty — am·nes·ty / am nəs tē/ n pl ties: an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals illegal alien farm workers seeking amnesty National Law Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
113capital punishment — n: death penalty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. capital punishment …
114retraction — re·trac·tion /ri trak shən/ n: an act of taking back or withdrawing retraction of a confession her retraction of the defamatory statement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
115abatement — abate·ment /ə bāt mənt/ n 1: the act or process of abating or the state of being abated challenged the abatement of her bequest abatement of a private nuisance by self help W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton 2: an amount abated …
116removal — re·mov·al n: the act or process of removing: the fact of being removed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. removal I …
117withdrawal — with·draw·al n 1: the act or fact of withdrawing withdrawal from a conspiracy 2: removal of money from a place of deposit or investment a penalty for early withdrawal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
118extinguishment — index abolition, death, demise (death), deterrence, dissolution (termination), end (termination …
119nullification — nul·li·fi·ca·tion /ˌnə lə fə kā shən/ n: the act of nullifying: the state of being nullified see also jury nullification Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
120reversal — re·ver·sal n 1: an act or the process of reversing 2: an instance of reversing the reversal of the lower court s decision Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
