abolition

[Ab·o*li·tion]

Abolition is the act of getting rid of something, like the abolition of slavery.

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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.

Noun
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"


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.


Abolition

Ab"o*li"tion , n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.] 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. &hand; The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete

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.

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Usage Examples

I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

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Other Usage Examples

'Til the infallibility of human judgements shall have been proved to me, I shall demand the abolition of the penalty of death.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples.

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