Definitions
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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01“Ending a practice”9 letters
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