abolition

plural abolitions

1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.First known use First attested around the early 16ᵗʰ century.

   The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.

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   the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes

   He also formulated at this early stage the idea of socialism, not as the replacement of one type of political life by another but as the abolition of politics altogether.

   1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 130

   Synonyms: annulment, devalidation, revocation, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, deauthentication, devalidation · Antonyms: establishment, foundation

2. The state of being abolished.
3. UKUScapitalizedhistoricaloftenThe ending of the slave trade or of slavery.First known use First attested around the early 18ᵗʰ century.
4. AustraliacapitalizedhistoricaloftenThe ending of convict transportation.First known use First attested around the late 18ᵗʰ century.
5. obsoleteAn amnesty; a putting out of memory.First known use Attested from the early 17ᵗʰ century to the early 19ᵗʰ century.