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Abolition

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abolition'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abolition.html. 1828.