Abolition

noun

Word Frequency: 5.3

Definitions

1.nounThe 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"

2.nounThe state of being abolished

3.noun(often capitalised) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

4.noun(often capitalised) The ending of convict transportation.

5.nounAn amnesty; a putting out of memory.

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