Usage Note
Abolir is a formal verb used in legal and political contexts: abolir une loi ('to abolish a law'). France abolished the death penalty (la peine de mort) in 1981 — l'abolition de la peine de mort is a landmark reference in French civil history. The noun is abolition and the adjective is abolitionniste.
Examples
"Le parlement a voté pour abolir cette loi."
Natural Translation
Parliament voted to abolish this law.

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