Abolition
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Etymology
Latin abolitio, from abolere: cf. French abolition. See abolish.]
Noun
- 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
Translations
- Esperanto: abolicio, forigo
- Finnish: lakkauttaminen
- French: abolition f
- German: Abschaffung f, Aufhebung f
- Interlingua: abolition
- Italian: abolizione
- Portuguese: abolição
- Slovak: zrušenie n
- Spanish: abolición
- Volapük: säkib, finid
Romanica
Noun
abolition f
- abolition, abolishment