abolishment

a·bol·ish  (-blsh)

tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es

1. To do away with; annul.

2. To destroy completely.

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[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolre; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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a·bolish·a·ble adj.

a·bolish·er n.

a·bolish·ment n.

Synonyms: abolish, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
These verbs mean to get rid of: voted to abolish the tax; exterminated the cockroaches in the house; criticism that extinguished my enthusiasm; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse; scientists working to eradicate deadly diseases; a magnet that obliterated the data on the floppy disk.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abolishment - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" abolition ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

Translations

abolishment, abolition

n → Abschaffung f; (of law also) → Aufhebung f