ABOLITION

abolition

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. The ending of convict transportation. <ref name=SOED/>
  4. An amnesty; a putting out of memory. <ref name=SOED/>


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