Abolition Definition

ăbə-lĭshən
noun
The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
American Heritage
An abolishing or being abolished.
Webster's New World
Abolishment of slavery.
American Heritage
The abolishing of slavery in the U.S.
Webster's New World
The act of abolishing.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Abolition

Noun

Singular:
abolition
Plural:
abolitions

Origin of Abolition

  • First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”). Compare French abolition. See abolish.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin abolitiō abolitiōn- from abolitus past participle of abolēre to abolish abolish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Abolition Sentence Examples

  • When the majority shall at length vote for the abolition of slavery, it will be because they are indifferent to slavery, or because there is but little slavery left to be abolished by their vote.

  • But the result did not lead to the abolition of all distinctions between the orders.

  • Though he rejected the demand of the pope, who wished him to consent to the abolition of the compacts, he endeavoured to curry favour with the Roman see by punishing severely all the more advanced opponents of papacy in Bohemia.

  • Thompson proved a worthy successor to Whewell; the twenty years of his mastership were years of progress, and he himself took an active part in the abolition of tests and the reform of university studies and of the college statutes.

  • For several years Wakefield continued to direct the New Zealand Company, fighting its battles with the colonial office and the missionary interest, and secretly inspiring and guiding many parliamentary committees on colonial subjects, especially on the abolition of transportation.

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