abolition
21abolition — /æbəˈlɪʃən / (say abuh lishuhn) noun annulment; abrogation: the abolition of a capital gains tax; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of a means test. {Latin abolitio} –abolitionary, adjective …
22abolition — abolishment, abolition Both words date from the 16c and have been used principally with reference to concepts and institutions such as authority, laws, beliefs, feelings, and sins. In the 18c and 19c, abolition took on special meanings relating… …
23abolition — noun a) 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… …
24abolition — ab|o|li|tion [ˌæbəˈlıʃən] n [U] when a law or a system is officially ended abolition of ▪ the abolition of the death penalty …
25abolition — [[t]æ̱bəlɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with supp, oft N of n The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending. The abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean closely followed the pattern of the United… …
26abolition — In the broad sense, an entire elimination or extinguishment, for example, the abolition of slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment; in a narrower sense, leave to stop a prosecution. See letters of abolition …
27abolition — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin abolition , abolitio, from abolēre Date: 1529 1. the act of abolishing ; the state of being abolished 2. the abolishing of slavery • abolitionary adjective …
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29abolition — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of abolishing] Syn. annulment, eradication, overthrow; see cancellation , destruction 1 , repeal . 2. [The abolition of slavery; sometimes capitalized ] Syn. emancipation, manumission, enfranchisement; see freeing .… …
30Abolition — Ab|o|li|ti|on auch: A|bo|li|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. Abschaffung, Aufhebung der Sklaverei in den USA 2. 〈Rechtsw.〉 Abolition eines Verfahrens Einstellung, Verzicht auf Weiterführung, Niederschlagung …
