abolition
Significat (Anglès)
- The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
- The state of being abolished.
- (UK, US, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
- (Australia, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of convict transportation.
- (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
Conceptes
Sinònims
disappear-ance
making void
rendering futile
ablation
Traduccions
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/
Etimologia (Anglès)
First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”). Compare French abolition. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
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