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								abolish(Predicate)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								abolish(Functor/Arity)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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									Removes a dynamic predicate from an object database. Note however that if the dynamic predicate is declared in a category the predicate will fail.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								abolish(+predicate_indicator)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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										< dt > Predicate is a variable:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > instantiation_error< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is neither a variable nor a valid predicate indicator:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > type_error(predicate_indicator, Predicate)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Functor is neither a variable nor an atom:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > type_error(atom, Functor)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Arity is neither a variable nor an integer:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > type_error(integer, Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is statically declared:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > permission_error(modify, predicate_declaration, Functor/Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is a private predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > permission_error(modify, private_predicate, Functor/Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is a protected predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > permission_error(modify, protected_predicate, Functor/Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is a static predicate:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > permission_error(modify, static_predicate, Functor/Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > Predicate is not declared:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > existence_error(predicate_declaration, Functor/Arity)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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										< dt > To abolish any dynamic predicate in < a  class = "glossary"  title = "Go to glossary definition"  href = "../../glossary.html#this" > this< / a > :< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > abolish(Predicate)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > To abolish a public or protected dynamic predicate in < a  class = "glossary"  title = "Go to glossary definition"  href = "../../glossary.html#self" > self< / a > :< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
											< dd > < code > ::abolish(Predicate)< / code > < / dd > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
										< dt > To abolish a public dynamic predicate in an object:< / dt > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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