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abolition

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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.

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

abo·lition·ary (-lsh-nr) adj.

abolition
Noun
1. the act of doing away with something: the abolition of slavery
2. Abolition the ending of slavery
abolitionist nadj
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Noun1.abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

abolition
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Spanish abolition [æbəuˈlɪʃən] nsupresión f; abolición f
French abolition [æbəˈlɪʃən] nabolition f
German abolition [æbəˈlɪʃən] abolish nAbschaffung f
Italian abolition [æbəuˈlɪʃən] nabolizione f

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The abolition of existing property relations is not at all a distinctive feature of Communism.
After a patient waiting, I got one of our city papers, containing an account of the number of petitions from the north, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and of the slave trade between the States.
" said the Magistrate - "You who go in for the abolition of law.
 
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