ALL meanings of abolition
ab·o·li·tion
A a - uncountable noun abolition The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending. 3
- noun abolition the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment 3
- noun abolition (in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce 3
- noun abolition (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865 3
- noun abolition an abolishing or being abolished 3
- noun abolition the abolishing of slavery in the U.S. 3
- noun abolition the act of abolishing: the abolition of war. 1
- noun abolition the state of being abolished; annulment; abrogation: the abolition of unjust laws; the abolition of unfair taxes. 1
- noun abolition the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S. 1
- noun abolition The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. 1
- noun abolition ending, repeal: of law 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. 0
- noun abolition (historical, often capitalised, Britain, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. 0
- noun abolition (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. 0
- noun abolition (Obsolete (No longer in use)) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. 0