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abolition
[ ab-uh-lish-uhn ]
/ ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ən /
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Definition of abolition
noun
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.
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Origin of abolition
OTHER WORDS FROM abolition
ab·o·li·tion·ar·y, adjectivenon·ab·o·li·tion, nounpro·ab·o·li·tion, adjectiveWords nearby abolition
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How to use abolition in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for abolition
abolition
/ (ˌæbəˈlɪʃən) /
noun
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
Derived forms of abolition
abolitionary, adjectiveabolitionism, nounabolitionist, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for abolition
C16: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy
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