Abolition

n. cancellation, annulment; outlawing of slavery in the United States

Abolition is the act of formally repealing an existing practice legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form.Famous things that have been abolished include:slavery; see also: Abolitionismthe Soviet Unionalcohol; see also: prohibitionnumerous monarchiesThings that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include:suffering; see also: Abolitionism (bioethics)the death penaltydeportationsagingimprisonmentspeciesismabortionfirearms ownership and the Second Amendment to the United States ConstitutionreligionAge of Consentnationalism
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Noun
1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
(synonym) abolishment
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(derivation) abolish, get rid of

n. abolition, outlawing of slavery in the United States; cancellation, annulment; abolishment; destruction, ruin

(n.)
The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.