do away with
"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
"The new government promised to abolish the outdated voting restrictions that had been in place for decades."
The word "abolish" comes from the Latin verb abolēre, which originally meant to retard or check the growth of something. Over time, this meaning expanded to signify destroying or bringing an institution to a complete end.