abolition

[US]/ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the act of officially ending or eliminating something, often used with "A-";the act of officially ending slavery.

Phrases & Collocations

abolition of slavery

abolitionist movement

Example Sentences

the abolition of slavery

the abolition of the death penalty.

the abolition of capital punishment

the outright abolition of the death penalty.

They declared for the abolition of slavery.

the movement for the abolition of the death penalty

the abolition of the House of Lords was under consideration.

other changes included the abolition of the death penalty.

the commission recommended abolition after a run-out of ten years.

Abraham Lincoln campaigned for the abolition of slavery,he succeeded.

They preach the abolition of established systems but prose nothing to replace them.

All tympanograms of 28 ears showed "A" type and bilateral abolition stapedius muscle reflex.

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