Unabolish

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To reinstate (a law or institution which had been abolished). rare

    "Once a parliament abolishes capital punishment, it's very hard to unabolish it. And the European Union has made abolition a de facto condition of membership."

Example

More examples

"Once a parliament abolishes capital punishment, it's very hard to unabolish it. And the European Union has made abolition a de facto condition of membership."

Etymology

From un- + abolish.

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