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noun
1.
the act of abolishing: the abolition of war.
2.
the state of being abolished; annulment; abrogation: the abolition of unjust laws; the abolition of unfair taxes.
3.
the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin abolitiōn- (stem of abolitiō), equivalent to abolit(us) effaced, destroyed, past participle of abolēre (compare abolish) + -iōn- -ion
1520–30; < Latin abolitiōn- (stem of abolitiō), equivalent to abolit(us) effaced, destroyed, past participle of abolēre (compare abolish) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
ab·o·li·tion·ar·y, adjective
non·ab·o·li·tion, noun
pro·ab·o·li·tion, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. annihilation, eradication, elimination; nullification, invalidation, revocation, repeal.
1, 2. annihilation, eradication, elimination; nullification, invalidation, revocation, repeal.
Antonyms
2. establishment.
2. establishment.
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- Humane and laudable as abolition was, it was also expensive.
- It was clearly made for promotion for the cause of abolition.
- The matter of abolition was not nearly as simple as it might seem today.
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Word Origin & History
abolition
1520s, from Fr. abolition, from L. abolitionem (nom. abolitio) "abolition," from abolitus, pp. of abolere (see abolish). Specific application to "opposition to the black slave trade as a political question" is first attested 1788.
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