Abolish vs Rescission - What's the difference?

As a verb abolish

is to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

an act of removing, taking away, or taking back.

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To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

* 2002', William Schabas, ''The '''abolition of the death penalty in international law (Cambridge University Press):

(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

* :

And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.

* :

His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.

* abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revoke

* establish, found

(wikipedia rescission)

(en noun)

An act of removing, taking away, or taking back.

(legal) The undoing of a contract; repeal.

* rescindment * rescinsion