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abolitions

abolitions is the plural of abolition.

Meaning of abolition

Noun

abolition (plural abolitions)

  1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
    • the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
  2. The state of being abolished.
  3. (UK, US, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
  4. (Australia, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of convict transportation.
  5. (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

Questions about abolitions

What is abolitions the plural of?
Abolitions is the plural of abolition.

Words near abolitions in the dictionary

  1. abolitionists
  2. abolitionize
  3. abolitionized
  4. abolitionizes
  5. abolitionizing
  6. abolitions
  7. abolla
  8. abollae
  9. abollas
  10. Abom
  11. aboma

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