USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does abolish mean?
A
change
B
get rid of
C
revolt
D
extricate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul. abolish a law. abolish slavery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britannica Dictionary definition of ABOLISH. [+ object] : to officially end or stop (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) abolish slavery/apartheid.

Detailed explanation-3: -to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void. to abolish slavery. SYNONYMS suppress, nullify, cancel; annihilate, obliterate, extinguish; exterminate, extirpate, eliminate. abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something.

Detailed explanation-4: -ABOLISH (verb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Detailed explanation-5: -This government abolished the death penalty, got rid of the secret police and granted an amnesty for political prisoners. The effect of the judgment is not to abolish the present system. And that begins with abolishing the loan system. Its first act was to abolish the death penalty.

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