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noun

  • The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation

    "the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police;; the abolition of taxes"

  • The state of being abolished
  • (often capitalised) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
  • (often capitalised) The ending of convict transportation.
  • An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

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