abolished

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Tuesday's vote came after the lower house last week backed repealing outdated slavery legislation that was never annulled despite the practice being abolished in 1848.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

We’re fighting a society that wants to keep our work in the dark, to pretend that this isn’t happening, that it can be abolished by throwing people into prison.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

All 10 city, county, district and borough councils in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are due to be abolished and replaced with new unitary authorities.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After Britain abolished slavery in 1833, those formerly enslaved continued to work the plantations as contract employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It helped lead to passage of the law that abolished the British slave trade in 1807.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis