Synonyms for abolition
ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ənabo·li·tion

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1. abolition, abolishmentnoun

   the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

   "the abolition of capital punishment"

   Synonyms:
   abolishment

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1. abolitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   abrogation, annulment, annulling, nullification, rescinding, revocation, cancelling, repeal, rescission

2. abolitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   destruction, overthrow, subversion, obliteration, extirpation, eradication, annihilation, extinction, extinguishment, suppression, DISESTABLISHMENT

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1. abolitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   annulling, abrogation, destruction, abolishment, disestablishment, cancellation, extinction, nullification, rescission, revocation

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1. List of paraphrases for "abolition":

   abolishment, abolish, deletion, elimination, removal, repeal, 'abolition, abolishing, suppression, lifting, cancellation, delete, abrogation, phasing-out, cancel, cancelled, repealing, canceling, abolitionist, discontinuation, waiver, dissolution, dismantling, scrapping, deleting, cancelling, canceled

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1. Danish Health Minister Sophie Lohde:

   The government of Denmark deeply regrets that the outcome document does not address the abolition of the death penalty for drug-related crimes, denmark is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances.

2. Jack Markell:

   We must publicly and candidly acknowledge the lasting damage of past sins – damage that continues to reverberate more than 150 years after the abolition of slavery.

3. Hkalam Samson:

   I don’t think anyone can say with any certainty what might happen over the next three days, what’s likely is that Myanmar’s veering towards its most acute constitutional crisis since the abolition of the old junta in 2010.

4. Hans Hess:

   The abolition of the cap will cost jobs, but the sector overcame the franc crisis in 2011 and will also cope with this crisis.

5. Dominic Raab:

   We want a good deal with EU partners and friends but that must involve the abolition of the undemocratic backstop, what the prime minister has instructed and the cabinet has accepted is a turbo-charging of those preparations.