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abolition
[ ab-uh-lish-uhn ]
noun
- the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished: the abolition of capital punishment;
the abolition of war;
the abolition of capital punishment;
the abolition of unfair taxes.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- the legal prohibition of slavery, especially the institutional enslavement of Black people in the U.S.
abolition
/ ˌæəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment
- often capital (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
- often capital (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDzԾ, nounadjective
- ˌˈپDzԾ, noun
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- o·tDz·y adjective
- ԴDza··tDz noun
- a··tDz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolition1
Example Sentences
It was also the week that Bill Kristol, onetime leading “New Right” intellectual, called for the abolition of ICE.
To me, that’s evocative of what abolition means; it’s the capacity to exist together, and to break apart the rigid ways that we contain and police ourselves.
They were for the immediate abolition of slavery and for Black rights, but they formed alliances with anti-slavery moderates and politicians who didn't want to go beyond the non-expansion of slavery.
"Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of slavery to women's suffrage and prison reform."
In 1831-32, the Virginia General Assembly debated the abolition of slavery for several weeks.
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