abolition
noun/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ · IN /əˈbɔː.lɪ.ʃən/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
1
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.
2
The state of being abolished.
3
UK, US, Capitalized, Historical, Often The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
4
Australia, Capitalized, Historical, Often The ending of convict transportation.
5
Obsolete An amnesty; a putting out of memory.