Meaning

5 senses
  1. The 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)

  2. The state of being abolished.

  3. (UK, US, capitalized, historical, often)The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

  4. (Australia, capitalized, historical, often)The ending of convict transportation.

  5. (obsolete)An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

Examples

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  1. The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.

    deDie Abschaffung der Sklaverei in Europa erreichte letztendlich Amerika. — Yorwba

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  2. He lobbied for the abolition of the death penalty.

    deEr setzte sich für die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe ein. — Yorwba

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  3. He advocated for the abolition of the death penalty.

    deEr setzte sich für die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe ein. — Yorwba

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  4. Communism aims for the abolition of private possession of the means of production.

  5. 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 from

Borrowed 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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