Used in that way, the term has had no currency since the abolition of assizes in 1971.

The Australian military has been an all-volunteer force since the abolition of conscription in 1972.

For most of the country this was the first regional level of government since the abolition of provinces in 1876.

Since the abolition of manorial dues, your income is a great deal less.

These have grown enormously in recent years, especially since the abolition of foreign exchange controls in 1979.

The style has not been used since the abolition of the monarchy in 1918.

Since the abolition of capital punishment, murder has carried a mandatory life sentence in English law.

Even since the abolition of boarding schools, levels of formal educational attainment have remained very low.

For the first time since the abolition of slavery, it will be possible to claim property rights over human beings.

Restrictions on free agency have therefore been preferred by North American team owners since the abolition of the reserve clause.