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单词 abolition
释义

abolition

noun

ab·​o·​li·​tion ˌa-bə-ˈli-shᵊn How to pronounce abolition (audio)
1
: the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something
abolition of the death penalty
2
: the act of officially ending slavery
a proponent of abolition
abolitionary
ˌa-bə-ˈli-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce abolition (audio)
-ˌne-rē
adjective

Synonyms

  • abatement
  • abolishment
  • abrogation
  • annulment
  • avoidance
  • cancellation
  • cancelation
  • defeasance
  • dissolution
  • invalidation
  • negation
  • nullification
  • quashing
  • repeal
  • rescindment
  • voiding
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Example Sentences

the abolition of a law calls for the abolition of the death penalty
Recent Examples on the Web Protean is a proudly leftist publication, and Alex Skopic is a proponent of prison abolition, but limiting people’s access to knowledge and ideas should also alarm more politically moderate readers. Longreads, 29 Nov. 2021 Redistribution of funding to community response teams and prison abolition efforts have a long history in radical circles. Mimi Madrid, The Denver Post, 19 June 2020 While engineers clamor for the abolition of the leap second, period, scientists are still trying to figure out just why Earth’s rotational speed is changing. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 The backing of Michels from Trump comes a week after Michels adopted a more aggressive stance toward the 2020 election, reversing himself and calling for the abolition of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2022 Cedillo criticized Hernandez for calling for the abolition of police, saying officers are urgently needed to respond to homicides, rapes and follow-home robberies. David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 By suckering environmentalists into pushing for the abolition of chemicals, the agrochemical business was able to ring-fence them into a tiny fraction of the agricultural space. Shely Aronov, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Locke's parents are pushing for the abolition of no-knock warrants, describing them as a failure of law enforcement. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 Much of the Fruithurst story is reflected today in Brookside, where residents at a town hall last week called for abolition of the police department, and perhaps even the town, and accused police of tactics similar to those employed in Fruithurst. John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French abolition, borrowed from Latin abolitiōn-, abolitiō, from aboli-, variant stem of abolēre "to abolish" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

abolition

noun

ab·​o·​li·​tion ˌa-bə-ˈli-shən How to pronounce abolition (audio)
: a complete elimination of
the abolition of war

abolition

noun

as in repeal
the doing away with something by formal action calls for the abolition of the death penalty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • repeal
  • abolishment
  • dissolution
  • cancellation
  • elimination
  • cancelation
  • abrogation
  • nullification
  • avoidance
  • annulment
  • dismissal
  • invalidation
  • voiding
  • prohibition
  • defeasance
  • removal
  • quashing
  • negation
  • suspension
  • withdrawal
  • reversal
  • abortion
  • rejection
  • abatement
  • veto
  • banning
  • revocation
  • rescindment
  • outlawing
  • overruling
  • retraction
  • liquidation
  • override
  • recall
  • overturn
  • eradication
  • enjoining
  • erasure
  • calling off
  • disallowance
  • countermand
  • forbiddance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • legislation
  • enactment
  • establishment
  • institution
  • founding
  • legalization
  • ratification
  • formalization
  • approval
  • validation
  • legitimation
  • passing
  • endorsement
  • legitimization
  • authorization
  • permission
  • indorsement
  • clearance
  • prescription
  • sanctioning
  • ordering
  • commandment
  • mandating
  • decreeing
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