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- DictionaryAb·o·li·tion/ˌabəˈliSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution: "the abolition of child labor"
the act of ending an activity or custom officially: He fought for abolition of the death penalty in Britain. the abolition of slavery. See. abolish. Fewer examples. The reforms that followed led to the abolition of the monarchy. The abolition of student grants has forced many students to take on jobs during term time.
Definitions of abolition. noun. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) “the abolition of capital punishment”. synonyms: abolishment. see more. see less. type of: conclusion, ending, termination.
1 day ago · 1. the act of abolishing. the abolition of war. 2. the state of being abolished; annulment; abrogation. the abolition of unjust laws. the abolition of unfair taxes. 3. the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, esp. of slavery of Black people in the U.S.
Abolition definition, the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished: the abolition of war;the abolition of capital punishment;the abolition of unfair taxes. See more.
Definition of abolition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · Definition of 'abolition' Word Frequency. abolition. (æbəlɪʃən ) uncountable noun. The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending. The abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean closely followed the pattern of the United States. Synonyms: eradication, ending, end, withdrawal More Synonyms of abolition.
noun. /ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/ [uncountable] the ending of a law, a system, or an institution the abolition of capital punishment. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. Abolition the official ending of the institution of slavery in the U.S.
