Abolition
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"The abolition of capital punishment"
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Etymology
Latin abolitio, from abolere: compare French abolition. See abolish.
Noun
- The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.
- Note: The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete.
- (often capitalised), (in British territories) The ending of the slave trade (1807) or of slavery (1833).
- (often capitalised), (in the US) the emancipation of slaves, by the Emancipation Proclamation (1863, ratified 1865).