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Definition of: abolition
(ab′ə·lish′ən) noun
The act of abolishing; extinction; the state or fact of being abolished; specifically, the abolishing of slavery in the United States. [<L abolitio, -onis <abolere destroy]
—ab′o·li′tion·al adj.
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