one of the parties, whereas criminal proceedings are abated by the death of the accused A public nuisance may be abated, i.e. stopped, destroyed, or removed, by anyone to whom it does a special injury abate (diminish, intransitive) A legacy, debt abates if there are insufficient funds to meet it abolish (bring to an end) ... abolished the institution, the requirement The 1833 Act abolished slavery abrogate (render void) The later statute abrogated (syn. repealed) the earlier one The court ahrogated (syn. annulled) the appeal, order The statute abrogated the contract A rule, order may be abrogated by usage, legislation Lebanon abrogated (syn. cancelled) the troop withdrawal agreement (i.e. ended it unilaterally) ... called on the Government to abrogate the treaty (i.e. end it unilaterally) Parliament abrogated the decision of the House of Lords This distinction was abrogated (syn. done away with) by section 1(1) of the Act annul (render void often with the implication of retroactive effect; can safely be used as an umbrella term where there is any doubt about the use of equivalents such as abrogate, avoid, rescind, reverse. &sí aside, vacate) The court annulled the sale, decision, order, judgement, proceedings, contract, administrative act The parties annulled the sale, contract ... annulled (syn. repealed) the statute The court, the order annulled the marriage (i.e. made it void ab initio; in this case distinguish from dissolve: to dissolve a marriage is to render it void from the time of the dissolution order (decree) onwards) - 1170 - The European Court of Justice can annul an action of the Commission Parliament annulled the previous Minister's order avoid (render void; often synonymous with rescind, set. asid.e) One of the parties sought to avoid (syn. rescind. set aside) the contract for frustration The court avoided (syn. rescinded. £fit_asid^) the contract 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing legal terms and concepts related to the termination or invalidation of various agreements, contracts, and institutions. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a context of law, governance, or policy-making. The examples provided are not specific to a particular industry or sector, but rather cover a range of abstract concepts and abstract nouns.

**Category**
Law, none