Abolition

English

Etymology

Latin abolitio, from abolere: compare French abolition. See abolish.

Noun

Singular Abolition

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1. 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.

2. (often capitalised), (in British territories) The ending of the slave trade (1807) or of slavery (1833).
3. (often capitalised), (in the US) the emancipation of slaves, by the Emancipation Proclamation (1863, ratified 1865).

Translations

act of abolishing

Bulgarian: премахване bg(bg), отменяне bg(bg) Croatian: abolícija hr(hr) f. Finnish: lakkauttaminen fi(fi), kumoaminen fi(fi) (laws), mitätöinti fi(fi) (debts)

German: Abschaffung de(de) f., Aufhebung de(de) f. Japanese: 廃止 ja(ja) (haishi) (はいし) Portuguese: abolição pt(pt) f.

Abolition of slave trade

Croatian: abolícija hr(hr) f. Finnish: orjakaupan lakkauttaminen

German: Abschaffung des Sklavenhandels Portuguese: abolição f.

emancipation of slaves

Croatian: abolícija hr(hr) f. Finnish: orjuuden lakkauttaminen, orjien vapauttaminen

German: Abschaffung des Sklavenhandels Portuguese: abolição f.

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Esperanto: abolicio, forigo French: abolition f. Interlingua: abolition Italian: abolizione

Slovak: zrušenie n. Spanish: abolición Vietnamese: sự thủ tiêu, sự bãi bỏ, sự huỷ bỏ Volapük: säkib, finid

References

• Abolition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Noun

Abolition f. (plural Abolitions)

1. abolition.

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