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abolition

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/noun4 syllables

Abolition means: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery).

Synonyms for abolition8

noun, as in the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

abolishment

also used for abolition

annulment, devalidation, revocation, abrogation, cancellation, deauthentication, invalidation

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What does abolition mean?1

noun

1

the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)“the abolition of capital punishment”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with abolition?60

two syllables

mission
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All 60 rhymes for abolition, grouped by syllable

Abolition in a sentence

  • He lobbied for the abolition of the death penalty.DJ_Saidez
  • He advocated for the abolition of the death penalty.DJ_Saidez
  • Communism aims for the abolition of private possession of the means of production.rul
  • The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.blay_paul
  • The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached the American continent.AMIKEMA
  • Abolition of slavery made a big change.unknown
  • Israel is currently laying the groundwork of its own abolition by ruling out the two-state solution.shekitten
  • It's not so much a judicial reform as the effective abolition of the independent judiciary.shekitten

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Forms of abolition

as a noun

plural
abolitions