VocabJLPT N1
abolition
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. annulment
  2. 2. abolition
Means the complete abolition or elimination of a rule, system, or restriction. It is a formal term used in legal, political, or institutional contexts when something is entirely done away with.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

We will notify external clients of the discontinuation of the old service in a considerate manner.

Sentence 2

If the regulation gets abolished, I wonder if prices will go down.

Sentence 3

Starting last week, the bike sticker system at the apartment complex was scrapped.

Sentence 4

I heard that rule was abolished — but who actually decided that?

Sentence 5

No one would really suffer if that old custom were just done away with, right?