Abolition is the act of formally destroying something through legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form.
Things that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include: The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... This French poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influential in mobilizing public opinion against slavery. ... In chemistry, alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom, which in turn is bound to other hydrogen and/or carbon atoms. ... Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ... Throughout history, many of the worlds monarchies have been abolished, either through legislative reforms, coups detat, or wars. ...
To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ...
Kyrgyzstan abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in June 2007 and Rwanda abolished the death penalty for all crimes in July 2007.
It shows that in the past decade, an average of over three countries a year have abolished the death penalty in law or, having done so for ordinary offences, have gone on to abolish it for all offences.
LATVIA (5) abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes.