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abolition

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abolition /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.