ab·o·li·tion 
(ăb′ə-lĭshən)
(ăb′ə-lĭshən)n.
1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
2. Abolishment of slavery.
[Latin abolitiō, abolitiōn-, from abolitus, past participle of abolēre, to abolish; see ABOLISH.]
ab′o·lition·ar′y (-lĭshə-nĕr′ē) adj.