abolition
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Sense: The act of abolishing
Synonyms:
annulment, eradication, overthrow Collocations, cancellation Collocations, cancelation, destruction Collocations, repeal Collocations, cancelling, canceling, ban Collocations, banning, extermination, extirpation, invalidation, liquidation, negation, nullification, purge Collocations, revocation, repudiation, rescindment, rescinding, retraction, suppression, suspension, termination Collocations, voiding, waiving, waiver Collocations, withdrawal Collocations, outlawing, criminalization, criminalisation
Sense: The abolition of slavery; sometimes capitalized
Synonyms:
emancipation, manumission, enfranchisement, freeing, abolition of slavery, freeing of the slaves