廃はいす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

abolish; discontinue; repeal

Used for formally ending systems, laws, customs, or practices. Often appears in official or historical contexts.

See also: 廃する

• その法ほう律りつは昨さく年ねん廃はいされた。

  That law was abolished last year.

• 古ふるい慣かん習しゅうを廃はいすべきだという声こえが上あがっている。

  There are calls to abolish the old custom.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dethrone; depose

Specifically for removing a monarch or ruler from power. Less common than sense 1; often found in historical or political writing.

• クーデターで国こく王おうは廃はいされた。

  The king was deposed in a coup.