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- calls for the abolition of the death penalty
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of abolition was in 1529
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