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n. - The act terminating an established state of affairs.

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  • That idea was consistently rejected, and, stranger still, the idea of disestablishment and separation was almost unperceived.
  • Many of the parishes recommended for "disestablishment" and being put up for sale are among the most historic in the province.
  • Positions in finance, business partnerships, planning and regulation and environmental management are among others also earmarked for 'disestablishment'.
  • "the sceptics - both at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House - fear, to the contrary, that it would inevitably mean 'disestablishment' by the back door".
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