"abolish" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

abolish verbo

abolish + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 31
abolish slavery • abolish punishment • abolish the death penalty • abolish the Board • abolish states formations • ...
verbo + abolish
Kolokacji: 8
want to abolish • propose abolishing • favor abolishing • recommend abolishing • consider abolishing • ...
abolish + preposición
Kolokacji: 20
abolished under • abolished in • abolished with • abolish for • abolished on • ...
abolish + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 20
formally abolished • finally abolished • officially abolished • completely abolish • effectively abolish • ...
(1) formally, officially
Kolokacji: 2
  • It is not known when the tax was formally abolished.
  • The system was formally abolished in 1720, but had lost effectiveness much earlier.
  • They are now generally considered obsolete, and in many cases have been formally abolished.
  • Two days later, slavery was formally abolished in the territories.
  • However, they did not receive support for their cause and later (in 1959) the traditional kingdom was formally abolished.
  • Although hundreds had no administrative or legal role after this date, they have never been formally abolished.
  • Most of the Act's effects were repealed by 1689, but it was not formally abolished until 1812.
  • On June 19, 1865, authorities announced that slavery had been formally abolished.
  • It last sat in the summer of 1540, although it was never formally abolished.
  • The old taxes on dividends, interest and capital gains, though formally abolished by the new law, are also not quite done yet.
(4) virtually, essentially
Kolokacji: 2

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