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Meanings of abolition in English

Portuguese
abolimento
Catalan
aboliment

The cancellation or suspension of something by a decision of an authority.

abolimento
Russian
аболиция
Spanish
abolición
Catalan
abolició

Legal term.

Related terms
аболиция
Usage of abolition in English
1
The phrases included the 'abolition of distance' and the 'disappearance of frontiers'.
The Rational Optimist
2
In some, actual abolition was comparatively easy; in others, it was difficult.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
3
The development comes four weeks after the abolition of domestic water charges.
The Irish Times
4
The second revolution was the civil war and the abolition of slavery.
Jamaica Observer
5
Lincoln led a war effort which resulted in the abolition of slavery.
The Guardian
6
In spite of its limitations, it was the actual abolition of slavery.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843
7
This discovery coincided with the suppression of abolition propaganda in the South.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
8
The horrors of slavery gave rise to abolition movements, especially in Britain.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
9
Meanwhile, those on the right maintain that full abolition is the answer.
The Guardian
10
The total and immediate abolition had been attempted; and then the gradual.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
11
She also announced the abolition of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.
Reuters
12
The village community; its struggles for resisting its abolition by the State.
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
13
The former, accordingly, in the month of February abolition of the Slave-trade.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
14
And this Order in Council paved the way for the total abolition.
The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860
15
Church leaders called for the rule's abolition at a February Vatican summit.
Radio NZ
16
It is uncontroversial in concept, with no major party advocating its abolition.
The Guardian
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Translations for abolition
Spanish
abolición
Abolition through the time
Abolition across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common