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Definition of abolition noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abolition

noun

NAmE//ˌæbəˈlɪʃn//

[uncountable]

1the ending of a law, a system, or an institution the abolition of capital punishment

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2Abolition the official ending of the institution of slavery in the U.S.

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