廃止 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- abolishment noun The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
- abolition noun The act of officially ending a law, system, or practice, especially slavery.
- dissolution noun The formal ending of an organization, agreement, or assembly.
- dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
Senses
廃止 is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- abolishment The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]
- abolition The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
- desuetude (uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.
- dissolution The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- dissolve (transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.