abolition

ab·o·li·tion  (b-lshn)

n.

1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.

2. Abolishment of slavery.

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[Latin aboliti, abolitin-, from abolitus, past participle of abolre, to abolish; see abolish.]

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abo·lition·ary (-lsh-nr) adj.

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abolition [ˌæbəˈlɪʃən]

n

1. the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment

2. (Historical Terms) (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

3. (Historical Terms) (often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865

[from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy]

abolitionary  adj

abolitionism  n

abolitionist  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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abolition

noun eradication, ending, end, withdrawal, destruction, removal, overturning, wiping out, overthrow, voiding, extinction, repeal, elimination, cancellation, suppression, quashing, termination, stamping out, subversion, extermination, annihilation, blotting out, repudiation, erasure, annulment, obliteration, revocation, effacement, nullification, abrogation, rescission, extirpation, invalidation, vitiation, expunction the abolition of slavery

Translations

abolition [ˌæbəʊˈlɪʃən] N → abolición f, supresión f

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abolition [ˌæbəˈlɪʃ^ən] n [death penalty, slavery, capital punishment, the monarchy] → abolition f; [fees, tax] → abolition f
the abolition of slavery → l'abolition de l'esclavage

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abolition [æbəʊˈlɪʃ/ən] n → abolizione f

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abolition → إلغاء zrušení afskaffelse Abschaffung κατάργηση abolición lakkautus abolition ukinuće abolizione 廃止 폐지 afschaffing opphevelse zniesienie abolição отмена avskaffande การล้มเลิก yürürlükten kaldırma sự hủy bỏ 废除