abolition
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Abolition Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abolition
(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.
(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.
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abolition
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
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
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abolition
abolition
\ab"o*li"tion\ (&?;), n. [l. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. f. abolition. see abolish.] 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.
note: the application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete
abolition
\ab"o*li"tion\ (&?;), n. [l. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. f. abolition. see abolish.] 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.
note: the application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete
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Dilead
Dilead = n. abolition
Dilead = n. abolition
Abolition Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abolition
An act by which a thing is extinguished, abrogated or annihilated as the abolition of slavery is the destruction of slavery.
2. In the civil and French law abolition is used nearly synonymously with pardon, remission, grace. There is, however, this difference; grace is the generic term; pardon, according to those laws, is the clemency which the prince extends to a man who has participated in a crime, without being a principal or accomplice; remission is made in cases of involuntary homicides, and self-defence. Abolition is different: it is used when the crime cannot be remitted. The prince then may by letters of abolition remit the punishment, but the infamy remains, unless letters of abolition have been obtained before sentence.
The term abolition is used in the German law in the same sense as in the French law. The term abolition is derived from the civil law, in which it is sometimes used synonymously with absolution.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
An act by which a thing is extinguished, abrogated or annihilated as the abolition of slavery is the destruction of slavery.
2. In the civil and French law abolition is used nearly synonymously with pardon, remission, grace. There is, however, this difference; grace is the generic term; pardon, according to those laws, is the clemency which the prince extends to a man who has participated in a crime, without being a principal or accomplice; remission is made in cases of involuntary homicides, and self-defence. Abolition is different: it is used when the crime cannot be remitted. The prince then may by letters of abolition remit the punishment, but the infamy remains, unless letters of abolition have been obtained before sentence.
The term abolition is used in the German law in the same sense as in the French law. The term abolition is derived from the civil law, in which it is sometimes used synonymously with absolution.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Abolition Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abolition
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: Abolitionism
- the Soviet Union
- alcohol; see also: prohibition
- numerous monarchies
Things that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include:
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