'abolition' definitions:

Definition of 'abolition'

noun

The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" [syn: abolition, abolishment]

Synonyms of 'abolition'

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abolishment,
abrogation,
annihilation,
annulment,
cancel,
canceling,
cancellation,
cassation,
choking,
choking off,
countermand,
counterorder,
defeasance,
deracination,
destruction,
elimination,
end,
eradication,
extermination,
extinction,
extinguishment,
extirpation,
invalidation,
liquidation,
negation,
nullification,
purge,
recall,
recantation,
renege,
repeal,
repudiation,
rescinding,
rescindment,
rescission,
retraction,
reversal,
revocation,
revoke,
revokement,
rooting out,
setting aside,
silencing,
snuffing out,
stifling,
strangulation,
suffocation,
suppression,
suspension,
termination,
uprooting,
vacation,
vacatur,
voidance,
voiding,
waiver,
waiving,
withdrawal,
write-off