abolishment
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a·bol·ish
(ə-bŏl′ĭsh)tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es
1. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax.
2. Archaic To destroy completely.
[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bol′ish·a·ble adj.
a·bol′ish·er n.
a·bol′ish·ment n.
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Noun | 1. | abolishment - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" |
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abolishment
nounAn often formal act of putting an end to:
abolition, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, cancellation, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance.
Law: avoidance, extinguishment.
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abolishment
, abolitionn → Abschaffung f; (of law also) → Aufhebung f
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