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abolishes

  • present tense form
    of abolish (3rd person singular).
    abolish
    verb (used with object)
    to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.

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The new version of the constitution also declares Uzbekistan a "social state" with increased welfare obligations, abolishes death penalty, establishes greater personal legal protection, and allows non-farming land ownership.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

The deal abolishes 99% of taxes on exports, saving Australia about $10 billion on exports including lamb, beef, sugar and dairy.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

Another new Maryland law abolishes life without parole sentences for juveniles, making Maryland law consistent with statutes enacted in the District and about 20 states.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

The new law erodes the effects of single family zoning, he said, "but it in no way overrides or abolishes it."

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2021

But in doing this, it abolishes itself as proletariat, abolishes all class distinctions and class antagonisms, abolishes also the State as State.

From Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels