Definition

1. Verb:
   • To abolish: To formally and completely put an end to a system, practice, institution, or law, often because it is considered outdated or harmful.
   • To nullify: To make something legally or officially void, ineffective, or without force; to cancel out.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ quyết định phế bỏ luật cũ. (The government decided to abolish the old law.)
  • Hội đồng đã phế bỏ kết quả bầu cử vì gian lận. (The council nullified the election results due to fraud.)
  • Phế bỏ những hủ tục này là cần thiết cho sự tiến bộ. (Abolishing these outdated customs is necessary for progress.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phế bỏ" carries a formal and decisive tone, often used in legal, governmental, or institutional contexts. It implies an authoritative, top-down action to eliminate something considered invalid or obsolete.

Variants and Related Words

• Bãi bỏ (v): To repeal, to revoke. Often used interchangeably with "phế bỏ" for laws or regulations.

  • Bãi bỏ một điều luật. (To repeal a clause of a law.)

• Hủy bỏ (v): To cancel, to annul. Can be used for agreements, plans, or events, with a slightly broader application than "phế bỏ."

  • Hủy bỏ chuyến bay. (To cancel a flight.)

Synonyms

• Abolish: To put an end to formally.
• Nullify: To make legally null and void.
• Annul: To declare invalid.

Related Idioms

• While "phế bỏ" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, the concept is central to phrases about reform and removal.
  • Dọn dẹp những gì lỗi thời: To clean out what is obsolete. (This conveys a similar idea of removing old things.)

verb

1. to abolish, to nullify