ABOLITION


Meaning of ABOLITION in English

/ ˌæbəˈlɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the ending of a law, a system or an institution :

the abolition of slavery

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from Latin abolitio(n-) , from abolere destroy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.