abolition of a law

  • 21abolition — The destruction, annihilation, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything. See abolish. In the Civil, French and German law, abolition is used nearly synonymously with pardon, remission, grace …

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  • 22abolition — The destruction, annihilation, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything. See abolish. In the Civil, French and German law, abolition is used nearly synonymously with pardon, remission, grace …

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  • 23abolition of law — cancellation of a law, annulment of a law (Legal) …

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  • 24abolition — n 1. annulment, nullification, disannulment, voidance, Law. defeasance, disestablishment, abolishment; revocation, repeal, rescinding, rescission, abrogation; recantation, retraction, withdrawal; reversal, countermand, counterorder, cancellation; …

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  • 25abolition — [ˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] the official end to a law or system …

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  • 26Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …

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  • 27Sexual Morality and the Law — is the transcription of a 1978 radio conversation in Paris between philosopher Michel Foucault, playwright/actor/lawyer Jean Danet, and novelist/gay activist Guy Hocquenghem, debating the idea of abolishing age of consent laws in France. In 1977 …

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  • 28Slavery at common law — in former colonies of the British Empire, developed slowly over centuries, characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Until 1807 there… …

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  • 29Decline and abolition of the poor law system — The Decline and abolition of the Poor law system in England and Wales can be traced to around 1870 when the share of population on poor relief began to fall into sharp decline which continued until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[1]… …

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  • 30French Revolution from the abolition of feudalism to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the year… …

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