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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abolition \Ab"o*li"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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abolition n : the act of abolishing [syn: {abolishment}]
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