abolition

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/

Noun [edit]

abolition (plural abolitions)

  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. [First attested around the early 16th century.][2]
  2. (historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.][2]
  3. (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.][2]
  4. (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.][2]

Usage notes [edit]

The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete.

Translations [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ 2004 [1998], Elliott K. Dobbie; Dunmore, C. William, et al., Barnhart, Robert K. editor, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Edinburgh, Scotland: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, ISBN 0550142304, page 3-4:
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 6:

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

abolition f (plural abolitions)

  1. abolition.