abolition : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abolition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abolition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abolition n the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" Synonym(s): abolition, abolishment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abolition \Ab"oli"tion\, n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See {Abolish}.] 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. Note: The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete