Definition of abolition
1 : the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something abolition of the death penalty
2 : the abolishing of slavery a proponent of abolition
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Examples of abolition in a Sentence
the abolition of a law
calls for the abolition of the death penalty
Recent Examples of abolition from the Web
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His release helped spur the governor at the time, George Ryan, to halt executions in Illinois, a step toward the abolition of the death penalty here in 2011.
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The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an emergency appeal to stay enforcement of Proposition 209, California’s abolition of affirmative action programs.
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Origin and Etymology of abolition
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French abolition, borrowed from Latin abolitiōn-, abolitiō, from aboli-, variant stem of abolēre “to abolish” + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
ABOLITION Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of abolition for Students
: a complete elimination of the abolition of war
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