abolition
the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished: the abolition of war;the abolition of capital punishment;the abolition of unfair taxes.
the legal prohibition of slavery, especially the institutional enslavement of Black people in the U.S.
Origin of abolition
1Other words for abolition
Opposites for abolition
Other words from abolition
- ab·o·li·tion·ar·y, adjective
- non·ab·o·li·tion, noun
- pro·ab·o·li·tion, adjective
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How to use abolition in a sentence
That success — and the steady transformation of the motion to recommit into a political cudgel — has prompted many Democrats to call for its modification or abolition.
‘We’re in the foxhole together’: House Democrats reckon with a diminished majority | Mike DeBonis | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostMost people understand the abolition of policing, for instance, to be about the elimination of the police.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition | Fabiola Cineas | October 30, 2020 | VoxWhen people speak of abolition, they think about it as a far-off thing.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition | Fabiola Cineas | October 30, 2020 | VoxHowever, when the recent protests erupted, skeptics called police abolition extreme and impossible.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition | Fabiola Cineas | October 30, 2020 | VoxPhrases like “abolish police,” “defund police” and “police abolition” — concepts that have been central to the Black Lives Matter movement but less mainstream when discussing police reform — have also seen sharp upticks in interest.
What Protests Can (And Can’t) Do | Shom Mazumder (smazumder@g.harvard.edu) | June 8, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
A foreigner such as Bartholdi viewed the abolition of slavery as Liberty achieved in the United States.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty | Elizabeth Mitchell | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd while abolition of the air force is unlikely, the factions that believe in the primacy of boots on the ground are influential.
Why the U.S. Army Is Stuck in the 19th Century | Bill Sweetman | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe acting President vetoed the abolition but the parliamentary move still rankles in Crimea.
Why isn't his first step the abolition of the State Department's outrageous program of state-sponsored serfdom?
There is no goal of the abolition of the State of Israel, or even its transformation into one secular democratic state.
Ample tolerance of all religions and sects, but abolition and expulsion of all monastic Orders.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanPipes continued to appear upon the stage until its abolition (in company with the Prayer Book) by the Puritan rulers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.His reign was brief, but was distinguished for various important measures of reform, and the abolition of colonial slavery.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe government would not act a weak part in conceding the abolition of the oath in the said cases.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThat government seems at present disposed to concede the abolition of that oath to the Catholics of Ireland.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for abolition
/ (ˌæbəˈlɪʃən) /
the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment
(often capital) (in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce
(often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865
Origin of abolition
1Derived forms of abolition
- abolitionary, adjective
- abolitionism, noun
- abolitionist, noun, adjective
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