Third-person singular present tense; removes or ends something completely, particularly an unjust system or law.
From abolish (from Old French abolir, Latin abolire, meaning to destroy or efface) plus the third-person singular -s suffix used in modern English.
When a government 'abolishes' a law, it's using legal language that traces back to Roman administration—the word choice suggests something is being permanently erased from existence, not just changed.
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