abolition
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”).[1] Compare French abolition. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]abolition (plural abolitions)
- The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.][2]
- Synonyms: annulment, devalidation, revocation; see also Thesaurus:invalidation
- Antonyms: establishment, foundation
- the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
- The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
- The state of being abolished.
- (historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.][2]
- (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.][2]
- (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.][2]
Usage notes
[edit]The sense "amnesty", and in general any reference to "abolition of" a person, is now obsolete or unusual.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act of abolishing
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abolition of slavery and the slave trade
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References
[edit]- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abolition”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
- “abolition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin abolitionem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]abolition f (plural abolitions)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abolition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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