About The Word Abolition
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Abolition
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What's The Definition Of Abolition?
[n] the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abolition: abolishment Related Terms | Find terms related to Abolition: abolishment | abrogation | annihilation | annulment | cancel | canceling | cancellation | cassation | choking | choking off | countermand | counterorder | defeasance | deracination | destruction | elimination | end | eradication | extermination | extinction | extinguishment | extirpation | invalidation | liquidation | negation | nullification | purge | recall | recantation | renege | repeal | repudiation | rescinding | rescindment | rescission | retraction | reversal | revocation | revoke | revokement | rooting out | setting aside | silencing | snuffing out | stifling | strangulation | suffocation | suppression | suspension | termination | uprooting | vacation | vacatur | voidance | voiding | waiver | waiving | withdrawal | write-off See Also | conclusion | ending | termination Abolition In Webster's Dictionary \Ab"o*li"tion\, n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F.
abolition. See {Abolish}.]
The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an
annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition
of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws,
decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.
Note: The application of this word to persons is now unusual
or obsolete
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