abolition
noun /ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/
/ˌæbəˈlɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the ending of a law, a system or an institution
- the abolition of slavery
- The report recommended the complete abolition of the tax.
- the abolition of apartheid/the death penalty
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin abolitio(n-), from abolere ‘destroy’.