abolitionEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryabolition /ˌabəˈliSH(ə)n, ˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n / ▸ noun the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution: the abolition of child labor. – ORIGIN early 16th century : from Latin abolitio(n-), from abolere ‘destroy’.