diff --git a/cement/core/util.py b/cement/core/util.py
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-    
-import sys
-    
-from cement import namespaces
-from cement.core.controller import run_controller_command
-
-def abort(errors):
-    """
-    Quick way of aborting a controller command function on errors.  Used as 
-    an alternative to simply raising an exception.  Calls the applications
-    RootController().error command function which inturn renders the error
-    output via Genshi template.
-    
-    Required Arguments:
-    
-        errors
-            A dictionary of errors.
-    
-    Exits with a code of '1'.
-    
-    
-    Usage:
-    
-    .. code-block:: python
-    
-        from cement.core.controller import CementController, expose
-        from cement.core.util import abort
-        
-        class MyController(CementController):
-            @expose('myapp.templates.namespace.mycmd')
-            def mycmd(self, cli_opts, cli_args):
-                errors = {}
-                
-                if something:
-                    errors['MyErrorDef'] = "Something didn't work out"
-                if something_else:
-                    errors['MyErrorDef'] = "Something else didn't work out"
-                
-                if errors:
-                    abort(errors)        
-                ...
-            
-    """
-    if namespaces['root'].config['output_engine'] == 'json':
-        run_controller_command('root', 'error_json', errors=errors)
-    else:
-        run_controller_command('root', 'error', errors=errors)
-    sys.exit(1)
-    
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