abolition
noun
[ abəˈlɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
• "the abolition of the death penalty"
Similar:
scrapping,
ending,
stopping,
doing away with,
termination,
eradication,
elimination,
extermination,
destruction,
annihilation,
obliteration,
quashing,
extirpation,
annulment,
cancellation,
invalidation,
nullification,
dissolution,
revocation,
repeal,
rescindment,
overturning,
discontinuation,
removal,
withdrawal,
retraction,
countermanding,
excising,
vitiation,
abrogation,
axing,
ditching,
junking,
scrubbing,
dumping,
chopping,
deracination,
rescission,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin abolitio(n- ), from abolere ‘destroy’.
