abolition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
    abolishment.
    • the abolition of capital punishment

WordNet

Ab"o*li"tion noun
Etymology
L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.
Definitions
  1. 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. ✍ The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete

Webster 1913