abolir

abɔliʁ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of abolir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

loissupprimer officiellement une loi, une pratique ou une institution

Le gouvernement a décidé d'abolir cette ancienne réglementation.

abroger

annuler

supprimer

éliminationfaire disparaître complètement quelque chose

Cette mesure vise à abolir les inégalités dans l'entreprise.

éliminer

éradiquer

extirper

droit ancien

Rare

annuler une poursuite judiciaire par acte d'autorité souveraine

Rare

Le roi pouvait abolir les poursuites contre certains accusés.

amnistier

gracier

relaxer

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Expressions with abolir

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abolir les barrières

supprimer les obstacles qui empêchent les échanges ou la progression

Le gouvernement veut abolir les barrières commerciales entre les pays.

Origin of abolir

latin, abolere (anéantir)

Terms with abolir included in their meaning

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mettre fin au régime

politique

arrêter ou abolir un système politique ou un gouvernement

éteindre

oublier

faire oublier complètement ou abolir

abolisseur

adj.

réformateur

qui tend à abolir, à supprimer des lois ou institutions

décriminaliser

droit pénal

abolir le caractère criminel d'un acte par une modification légale

désétablissement

suppression

action de supprimer ou abolir une institution établie

welfarisme

bien-être animal

mouvement pour améliorer les conditions animales sans abolir leur exploitation

Examples of abolir in a sentence

Cette loi a été abolie en 1981.
Le gouvernement veut abolir cette vieille loi.
Il faut abolir les pratiques discriminatoires partout.
Le tribunal a décidé d’abolir la procédure en cours.
Le président peut abolir certaines poursuites exceptionnelles.

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English:abolish, eliminate, ...
German:abschaffen, beseitigen, ...
Italian:abolire, eliminare completamente, ...
Spanish:abolir, eliminar, ...
Portuguese:abolir, eliminar, ...
Chinese:废除, 消除, ...
Japanese:廃止する, 根絶する, ...
Arabic:ألغى, أزال, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל, לְהַשְׁמִיד, ...
Russian:отменять, упразднить, ...
Ukrainian:скасовувати, скасувати, ...
Catalan:abolir, eliminar, ...
Danish:afskaffe, benåde, ...
Dutch:afschaffen, intrekken, ...
Greek:καταργώ, εξαλείφω, ...
Khmer:លុបចោល, លុបបំបាត់, ...
Korean:폐지하다, 철폐하다, ...
Polish:znieść, zlikwidować, ...
Portuguese (BR):abolir, eliminar, ...
Romanian:a aboli, a elimina, ...
Swedish:avskaffa, undanröja, ...
Thai:ยกเลิก, กำจัด, ...
Turkish:yürürlükten kaldırmak, ortadan kaldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:bãi bỏ, loại bỏ, ...

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