abolition
pronunciation
How to pronounce abolition in British English:
UK [ˌæbəˈlɪʃn]
How to pronounce abolition in American English:
US [ˌæbəˈlɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
Word Origin
- abolition (n.)
- 1520s, from Middle French abolition or directly from Latin abolitionem (nominative abolitio) "an abolition," noun of action from past participle stem of abolere "destroy" (see abolish). Specific application to "opposition to the black slave trade as a political question" is first attested 1788.
Example
- 1. And so hopes for abolition are probably still unrealistic .
- 2. Pressure to get into international clubs has also propelled abolition .
- 3. But the ten provincial premiers are divided between abolition and reform .
- 4. Students and teachers responded by demanding the abolition of all for-profit education .
- 5. The government is planning a major consultation on the abolition of prostitution .