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abolition collapse: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"

downcast collapse: a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine; directed downward; "a downcast glance"

abrogation collapse: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

revocation collapse: the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"; the state of being cancelled or annulled

countermand collapse: a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

annulment collapse: (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

retraction collapse: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"; a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

debacle collapse: a sudden and violent collapse; flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

vacation collapse: the act of making something legally void; leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"; spend or take a vacation

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

recall collapse: the act of removing an official by petition; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"; a bugle call that signals troops to return; a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"; a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair); cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"; summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"; cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"; make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"

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