The abolitionof something such as a system or practice is its formal ending.
...the abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean. [+ of]
Synonyms: eradication, ending, end, withdrawal More Synonyms of abolition
abolition in British English
(ˌæbəˈlɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment
2. (often capital)
(in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce
3. (often capital)
(in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865
Derived forms
abolitionary (ˌaboˈlitionary)
adjective
abolitionism (ˌaboˈlitionism)
noun
abolitionist (ˌaboˈlitionist)
noun, adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy
abolition in American English
(ˌæbəˈlɪʃən)
noun
1.
an abolishing or being abolished
2. [occas.A-]
the abolishing of slavery in the U.S.
Derived forms
abolitionary (ˌaboˈlitionˌary)
adjective
Word origin
Fr or L
Examples of 'abolition' in a sentence
abolition
He was very gregarious and generous, and also a progressive politician who campaigned for the abolition of capital punishment and women's suffrage.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The politics of early abolition of the tax are awful.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Such a system could be a flat tax and the abolition of all tax reliefs and exemptions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If there is any argument for the abolition of capital punishment then it is this.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This should include the abolition of the partial defences of provocation and diminished responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Many Russian radicals were anarchists who sought the abolition of all formal government.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
The abolition of tax on savings for millions of savers will also go down well with Conservative voters.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Last night campaigners for the abolition of the monarchy slammed the Duchy's deal with the taxman.
The Sun (2006)
Their list included the abolition of the bishops, and the restructuring of the church along Presbyterian lines.
Christianity Today (2000)
Other changes include the abolition of stamp duty on share purchases, which will come into effect next April.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Unless they get something in return - like the abolition of car tax - road pricing could turn into road rage.
The Sun (2007)
The trade-off for drivers would be the abolition of road tax and fuel duty, and more spending on the road network.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The party was promising a crackdown on crime, a referendum on the Lisbon treaty and the abolition of inheritance tax for all but millionaires.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The last time a referendum was held in Greece was in 1974 to confirm the setting up of the republic and abolition of the monarchy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What began as pro-democracy demonstrations have become an angry uprising the aim of which is the abdication of the King and the abolition of the monarchy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
abolition
British English: abolition /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/ NOUN
The abolition of something is its formal ending.
...the abolition of slavery.
American English: abolition
Arabic: إِلْغاء
Brazilian Portuguese: abolição
Chinese: 废除
Croatian: ukinuće
Czech: zrušení
Danish: afskaffelse
Dutch: afschaffing
European Spanish: abolición
Finnish: lakkautus kumoaminen
French: abolition
German: Abschaffung
Greek: κατάργηση
Italian: abolizione
Japanese: 廃止
Korean: 폐지
Norwegian: avskaffelse
Polish: zniesienie
European Portuguese: abolição
Romanian: abolire
Russian: отмена
Latin American Spanish: abolición
Swedish: avskaffande
Thai: การล้มเลิก
Turkish: yürürlükten kaldırma
Ukrainian: скасування
Vietnamese: sự hủy bỏ
Chinese translation of 'abolition'
abolition
(æbəˈlɪʃən)
n(u)
废(廢)除 (fèichú)
(noun)
Definition
the act of doing away with something
the abolition of slavery
Synonyms
eradication
We are dedicated to the total eradiction of inequality.
ending
end
Soon after we spoke to him, he met a violent end.
withdrawal
the withdrawal of foreign aid
destruction
Our objective was the destruction of the enemy forces.
removal
the removal of limits on foreign ownership
overturning
wiping out
overthrow
They were charged with plotting the overthrow of the state.
voiding
extinction
Many species have been hunted to the point of extinction.
repeal
a repeal of the age of consent law
elimination
the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons
cancellation
a march calling for the cancellation of debt
suppression
They were imprisoned after the suppression of pro-democracy protests.
quashing
termination
stamping out
subversion
extermination
the extermination of thousands of innocent people
annihilation
Political leaders fear the annihilation of their people.
blotting out
repudiation
erasure
the erasure of tradition and cultural identity in the bland global melting pot
annulment
the annulment of the elections
obliteration
the obliteration of an entire city
revocation
effacement
nullification
abrogation
a dereliction of duty and an abrogation of responsibility
rescission
extirpation (formal)
invalidation
vitiation
expunction
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abrogation
a dereliction of duty and an abrogation of responsibility
Synonyms
revocation,
ending,
withdrawal,
scrapping (informal),
setting aside,
overriding,
voiding,
abolition,
reversal,
repeal,
cancellation,
quashing,
retraction,
repudiation,
annulment,
countermanding,
nullification,
rescission,
invalidation
in the sense of annihilation
Political leaders fear the annihilation of their people.
Synonyms
destruction,
wiping out,
abolition,
extinction,
extinguishing,
liquidation,
rooting out,
extermination,
eradication,
erasure,
obliteration,
nullification,
extirpation (formal)
in the sense of annulment
Definition
the formal declaration that a contract or marriage is invalid