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Excision vs Abolish - What's the difference?

excision | abolish |

As a noun excision

is the deletion of some text during editing.

As a verb abolish is

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

excision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The deletion of some text during editing.
  • (surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
  • (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
  • (topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
  • abolish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

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

    Antonyms

    * establish, found

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