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abolitive

adjectivetécnico/ɐ.bu.li.ˈti.vu/rare

a·bo·li·ti·vo

Definition

That has the power or function to abolish; that causes abolition.
The new law had an abolitive effect on the old regulations.
The treaty contained abolitive clauses regarding the death penalty.
Common collocations
abolitive effect

Etymology

Do latim abolitivus, de abolere 'abolir' + -tivus.

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