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abolishment

abo·lish·ment

US/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.mənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

  • “the abolition of capital punishment”
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From Middle French abolissement, from aboliss-, stem of some conjugated forms abolir, equivalent to abolish + -ment.

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