Definition of abolition Abolition

/æˌbʌlɪˈʃʌn/ - [abulishun] - ab•o•li•tion

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What does abolition mean?

Noun Plural: abolitions
abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
		abolishment
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"

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abolition (n.)
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.