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Definition of abolition in English: abolitionnoun abəˈlɪʃ(ə)nˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n mass nounThe action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. 废除 the abolition of the death penalty 废除死刑。 Example sentencesExamples - I agree with the suffrage of women, the abolition of torture and so on.
- Indeed I think the complexity of the system alone is reason for its abolition.
- The abolition of polling stations means that people cannot be guaranteed the right to vote in privacy and security.
- The party has also argued for abolition of the House of Lords and refused to take seats in it.
- It also sought abolition of the roster system for the appointment of Urdu teachers.
- The film caused huge debate in Poland and was at least partially instrumental in the abolition of the death penalty.
- The age discrimination law will mean the total abolition of the retirement age.
- Why not select several limited but hated taxes, totalling a few billion, and earmark them for abolition?
- The abolition of most grammar schools kicked away the ladder for children from poorer backgrounds.
- The public wanted to retain the death penalty; parliament decreed its abolition.
- The abolition of the means test is supported by the savings industry.
- One of the proposals in the original draft dropped by the government was the abolition of the president's office.
- Among the major parties abolition of faith schools is inconceivable because they are too popular.
- They escaped the death penalty by only a couple of months as abolition took effect four weeks before their arrest.
- The abolition of all prescription charges and home care charges for the disabled will also be of direct benefit.
- The abolition of small courtesies leads inevitably to grosser aggression.
- The imminent abolition of the current transfer system will only increase a worrying trend.
- They have written to New Forest District Council and demanded the immediate abolition of the fees.
- We are campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
- The abolition of apartheid restored the legitimacy of the South African state.
Synonyms scrapping, ending, stopping, doing away with, termination, eradication, elimination, extermination, destruction, annihilation, obliteration, quashing, extirpation annulment, cancellation, invalidation, nullification, dissolution revocation, repeal, rescindment, overturning, discontinuation, removal, withdrawal, retraction, countermanding, excising, vitiation, abrogation informal axing, ditching, junking, scrubbing, dumping, chopping rare deracination, rescission
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin abolitio(n-), from abolere 'destroy'. Definition of abolition in US English: abolitionnounˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)nˌabəˈliSH(ə)n The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. 废除 the abolition of child labor Example sentencesExamples - Indeed I think the complexity of the system alone is reason for its abolition.
- The film caused huge debate in Poland and was at least partially instrumental in the abolition of the death penalty.
- They have written to New Forest District Council and demanded the immediate abolition of the fees.
- The abolition of small courtesies leads inevitably to grosser aggression.
- Among the major parties abolition of faith schools is inconceivable because they are too popular.
- The abolition of the means test is supported by the savings industry.
- The age discrimination law will mean the total abolition of the retirement age.
- The abolition of polling stations means that people cannot be guaranteed the right to vote in privacy and security.
- It also sought abolition of the roster system for the appointment of Urdu teachers.
- The abolition of most grammar schools kicked away the ladder for children from poorer backgrounds.
- I agree with the suffrage of women, the abolition of torture and so on.
- The party has also argued for abolition of the House of Lords and refused to take seats in it.
- The public wanted to retain the death penalty; parliament decreed its abolition.
- We are campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
- The abolition of apartheid restored the legitimacy of the South African state.
- The abolition of all prescription charges and home care charges for the disabled will also be of direct benefit.
- Why not select several limited but hated taxes, totalling a few billion, and earmark them for abolition?
- One of the proposals in the original draft dropped by the government was the abolition of the president's office.
- They escaped the death penalty by only a couple of months as abolition took effect four weeks before their arrest.
- The imminent abolition of the current transfer system will only increase a worrying trend.
Synonyms scrapping, ending, stopping, doing away with, termination, eradication, elimination, extermination, destruction, annihilation, obliteration, quashing, extirpation
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin abolitio(n-), from abolere ‘destroy’. |