Delete SharePoint List using PowerShell

In this post we will discuss how we can delete a SharePoint list using PowerShell.

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Below is the code to delete a SharePoint list using PowerShell.
$siteURL="http://Site URL"

 $listName="ListName"

 $web=Get-SPWeb $siteURL $list=$web.Lists[$listName]

 if($list -ne $null)
{

 $list.Delete();

 }

The above code will delete the List.