ABOLITION Meaning of ABOLITION in English ab ‧ o ‧ li ‧ tion /ˌæbəˈlɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] when a law or a system is officially ended abolition of the abolition of the death penalty Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012