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abolition

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As a noun, abolition means the act of abolishing.

Meanings of abolition

6 meanings

noun

  1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.

    “the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes”

  2. The state of being abolished.

  3. The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

    “the abolition of capital punishment”

    Similar: abolishment
Older and rare meanings (3)

  1. historicaloften capitalisedUKUSThe ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

  2. historicaloften capitalisedAustraliaThe ending of convict transportation.

  3. obsoleteAn amnesty; a putting out of memory.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

abolition around the world

UK, USThe ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
AustraliaThe ending of convict transportation.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution…
abolishment

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