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abjure
abjure abjures abjuring abjured
If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it. (FORMAL)
He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.
...countries whose officials abjure bribery.
VB
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abolition
abolition
The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending.
The abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean closely followed the pattern of the United States.
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abrogate
abrogate abrogates abrogating abrogated
If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it. (FORMAL)
Our information is that the next prime minister could abrogate the treaty.
VB
= revoke
?abrogation
...a dereliction of duty and an abrogation of responsibility.
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