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abolition (ab" uh LISH uhn) (s) (noun), abolitions (pl)
1. The officially end of a law, a regulation, or a practice: The petition by the people resulted in the abolition of the unfair taxes.

The senator fought for the abolition of the current income tax law.

2. The process of doing away with or the state of being done away with, such as an annulment: The students requested further abolitions of unfair practices at the university.
This entry is located in the following units: a-, ab-, abs- (page 6) -oleo, -olere + (page 1) -tion (page 1)