abolition

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

   The abolition of capital punishment.

First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”). Compare French abolition. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.

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