abolition
The act of abolishingThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
» The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.
Die Abschaffung der Sklaverei in Europa erreichte letztendlich Amerika.
Meaning
5 sensesThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
Abschaffung, Aufhebung
отме́наotména
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
The state of being abolished.
(UK, US, capitalized, historical, often)The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(Australia, capitalized, historical, often)The ending of convict transportation.
(obsolete)An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
Examples
10 sentencesThe abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.
deDie Abschaffung der Sklaverei in Europa erreichte letztendlich Amerika. — Yorwba
He lobbied for the abolition of the death penalty.
deEr setzte sich für die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe ein. — Yorwba
He advocated for the abolition of the death penalty.
deEr setzte sich für die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe ein. — Yorwba
Communism aims for the abolition of private possession of the means of production.
Abolition of slavery made a big change.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing fromBorrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
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Forms
plural: abolitions| Singular | abolition |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery):abolishment