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Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be produced in time) let it be remembered, that the Quakers will have had the merit of its abolition.
Thomas Clarkson

Meaning of "abolition" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABOLITION

From Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABOLITION

abolition  [ˌæbəˈlɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOLITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abolition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABOLITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abolition

Abolition refers to the act of putting an end to something by law. It may refer to: ▪ the abolition of slavery ▪ the abolition of the death penalty, also called capital punishment ▪ the abolition of monarchy ▪ the abolition of nuclear weapons ▪ the abolition of prisons...

Definition of abolition in the English dictionary

The first definition of abolition in the dictionary is the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment. Other definition of abolition is the ending of the slave trade or the ending of slavery : accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce. Abolition is also the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABOLITION


coalition
ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃən
demolition
ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən
ebullition
ˌɛbəˈlɪʃən
emollition
ˌɪməˈlɪʃən
gentilitian
ˌdʒɛntɪˈlɪʃən
nolition
nəʊˈlɪʃən
Politian
pəʊˈlɪʃən
registration
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
Salishan
ˈseɪlɪʃən
situation
ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən
station
ˈsteɪʃən
submission
səbˈmɪʃən
tradition
trəˈdɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
transmission
trænzˈmɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
volition
vəˈlɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABOLITION

abohm
aboideau
aboideaux
aboil
aboiteau
aboiteaux
abolish
abolishable
abolisher
abolishment
abolitional
abolitionary
abolitionism
abolitionist
abolla
aboma
abomasa
abomasal
abomasum
abomasus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABOLITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of abolition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABOLITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abolition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abolition

Translation of «abolition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABOLITION

Find out the translation of abolition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abolition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abolition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

废除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abolición
570 millions of speakers

English

abolition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उन्मूलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِلْغاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отмена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abolição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abolition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemansuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abschaffung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

廃止
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penghancuran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hủy bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उन्मूलन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaldırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abolizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniesienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скасування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abolire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάργηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskaffing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskaffande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avskaffelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abolition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOLITION»

The term «abolition» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOLITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abolition

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10 QUOTES WITH «ABOLITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abolition.
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Roger Nash Baldwin
I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class, and the sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal.
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Thomas Clarkson
Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be produced in time) let it be remembered, that the Quakers will have had the merit of its abolition.
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Ari Fleischer
I favor the abolition of all Social Security, Medicare and estate taxes. In their place, we should create a simple income tax system that has no deductions or credits at all.
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Michel Foucault
Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.
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C. L. R. James
It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have reached a stage where they have decided that they are not going to take any more.
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Frank B. Kellogg
I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples.
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Sue Monk Kidd
Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it.
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Dennis Kucinich
But beyond all that, the question that is continually begged is why isn't America leading the way toward total abolition of nuclear weapons.
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Marquis de Lafayette
I shall ask for the abolition for the punishment of death until I have the infallibility of human judgment demonstrated to me.
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Karl Marx
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOLITION»

Discover the use of abolition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abolition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Abolish the Death Penalty
William Schabas, 2002
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Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture
Discussing the most recent disclosures about the disavowed "chain of command," and the formal reports by the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch denouncing U.S. violation of human rights and the laws of war in Guantánamo, Afghanistan and Iraq ...
Angela Y. Davis, 2011
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Peculiar Institution
In American history, the "peculiar institution" is slavery. Anyone who thinks its vestiges were wiped out by the Emancipation Proclamation or civil rights laws should read this book and think again.
David Garland, 2012
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The Abolition of the Brazilian Slave Trade: Britain, Brazil ...
He covers a major aspect of the history of the international abolition of the slave trade.
Leslie Bethell, 2009
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Abolition: One Man's Battle Against the Death Penalty
The English translation of a behind-the-scenes account of the abolition of the death penalty in France
Robert Badinter, 2008
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Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and ...
This book examines emancipation after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
Michael Vorenberg, 2001
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The Abolition of Slavery and the Aftermath of Emancipation ...
DIVIn May 1888 the Brazilian parliament passed, and Princess Isabel (acting for her father, Emperor Pedro II) signed, the lei aurea, or Golden Law, providing for the total abolition of slavery.
Rebecca Scott, 1988
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Are Prisons Obsolete?
Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable. In Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. Davis, 2011
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The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?
Gary L. Francione is a law professor and leading philosopher of animal-rights theory. Robert Garner is a political theorist specializing in the philosophy and politics of animal protection.
Gary Lawrence Francione, Robert Garner, 2013
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Ancient Slavery and Abolition: From Hobbes to Hollywood
A collection of essays by an international team of scholars on the part played by classical sources and images in the debates around the abolition of slavery.
Edith Hall, Richard Alston, Justine McConnell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOLITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abolition is used in the context of the following news items.
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The abolition of carbon price has seen an increase in brown coal …
One year has already passed since carbon price was abolished and it now appears that greenhouse pollution caused by electricity has now ... «Statesman Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Senior judge calls for abolition of security cages from courtrooms
Senior judge calls for abolition of security cages from courtrooms. Lord chief justice backs report calling for removal of secure docks amid ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Volume of Irish milk production grows by 12.2% since quota abolition
The volume of milk collected in Ireland since the abolition of milk quotas in April 2015 has risen by 12.2% compared to the corresponding ... «Irish Farmers Journal, Jul 15»
4
Roaming charge abolition should not lead to higher prices locally
Mobile phone operators will suffer a blow when roaming charges are scrapped but it is unlikely to lead to higher domestic prices, according to ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
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Legal experts, politicians call for abolition of penal courts of peace …
Jurists and academics have called for the abolition of the penal courts of peace due to their controversial and arbitrary detainments, arrests and ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
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Abolition of call charges boost to NI
I warmly welcome the deal reached between MEPs and European Union governments to scrap telephone roaming charges. In an agreement ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
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Local Story of Slavery, Abolition Taught to Children in Unique Music …
The students worked with the folk music duo Magpie to learn more about slavery and abolition. Magpie is made up of Greg Artzner and Terry ... «WAER, Jul 15»
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How would the abolition of the Human Rights Act affect employees?
After his election victory, David Cameron announced that abolition of the Human Rights Act would be a priority. So what implications would this ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
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Animal "Rights" is about abolition, not animal cruelty, says …
SAN ANTONIO, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Words can hurt you if you ignore these extremists! They've been telling us their agenda to end all ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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ICAC recommends 29 changes to SA police complaints system …
Mr Lander released a report containing 29 recommended improvements to the police complaints handling system, including the abolition of the ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»

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