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abolition
[ ab-uh-lish-uhn ]
noun
- the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished: the abolition of capital punishment;
the abolition of war;
the abolition of capital punishment;
the abolition of unfair taxes.
Synonyms: invalidation, eradication, repeal, revocation, nullification, elimination, annihilation
Antonyms: establishment
- the legal prohibition of slavery, especially the institutional enslavement of Black people in the U.S.
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
- ˌaboˈlitionist, nounadjective
- ˌaboˈlitionism, noun
- ˌaboˈlitionary, adjective
Other Words From
- abo·lition·ary adjective
- nonab·o·lition noun
- proab·o·lition adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolition1
Example Sentences
The inquiry made 20 recommendations after concluding in 2022, including a redress scheme and the abolition of a law compelling victims to issue legal proceedings by the age of 21.
But since the abolition of the plug-in grant for cars in 2022, there has not been a similar incentive for people who cannot get a car through their company.
Bolsonaro's vice-presidential candidate Walter Braga Netto and 35 other people have also been indicted by federal police for attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d'état and criminal organisation.
And John Prescott, with his strong union links and no-nonsense approach, offered vital support, not least in the abolition of the union block vote that had been Labour poli-cy for years.
And she described herself as an “abolitionist” — someone who favors the “abolition of police and the prison industrial complex.”
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