abolition

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/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

civil, effective, independent, own, private

VERB + ABOLITION

advocated, aims, campaign, commemorating, lobbied, police, stand

ABOLITION + NOUN

african, capitalism, death, debts, france, laws, possession, slavery

PREP.

in, out, with

Definitions

noun

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.

The state of being abolished.

The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

The ending of convict transportation.

An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (e

abolishment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes

Wiktionary

The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.

Wiktionary

The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.

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The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached the American continent.

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Abolition of slavery made a big change.

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It would serve no purpose to discuss those schools of Socialism (improperly so called) that do not stand for the abolition of capitalism and wage slavery.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, abolition is marked as obsolete, UK, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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