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

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

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