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1. (n.) abolition
the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished.
2. abolition
(sometimes cap.) the legal termination of slavery in the U.S.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L abolitiō=aboli-, var. s. of abolēre to efface, destroy (cf. abolish ) +-tiō -tion)
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1. (noun) abolition, abolishment
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"the abolition of capital punishment"
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1. (noun) Abolition
the act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc
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