An often formal act of putting an end to

• abolishment

  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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• abrogation

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• annihilation

  1. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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  1. (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The act or process of annihilating.

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• annulment

  1. An act of annulling.
  2. An annulling or being annulled
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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  1. An act of annulling.
  2. An annulling or being annulled
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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• cancellation

  1. (Mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
  2. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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  1. (Mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
  2. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
  3. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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• defeasance

  1. A clause stating a condition the fulfillment of which makes the deed, contract, etc. void in whole or in part
  2. (US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment.
  3. The annulment of a contract or deed

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  1. A clause stating a condition the fulfillment of which makes the deed, contract, etc. void in whole or in part
  2. (US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment.
  3. The annulment of a contract or deed

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• invalidation

  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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• negation

  1. The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.
  2. The act or process of negating.
  3. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality

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  1. The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.
  2. The act or process of negating.
  3. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality

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• nullification

  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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  1. A theory justifying such action.
  2. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
  3. In U.S. history, the refusal of a state to recognize or enforce within its territory any federal law held to be an infringement on its sovereignty

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• voidance

  1. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
  2. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  3. Annulment, as of a contract

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  1. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
  2. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
  3. Annulment, as of a contract

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• avoidance

  1. The act of avoiding, or shunning something
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. (Law) An annulment.

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  1. The act of avoiding, or shunning something
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. (Law) An annulment.

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• extinguishment

  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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  1. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
  2. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.

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The act of abolishing

• annulment

  1. An invalidation, as of a marriage, by the decree of a court
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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  1. An invalidation, as of a marriage, by the decree of a court
  2. An act of annulling.
  3. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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• eradication

  1. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
  2. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

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  1. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
  2. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

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• overthrow

  1. (Sports) A throw that goes too far.
  2. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
  3. An overthrowing or being overthrown

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  1. (Sports) A throw that goes too far.
  2. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
  3. An overthrowing or being overthrown

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The abolition of slavery; sometimes capitalized

• emancipation

  1. The condition of being emancipated.
  2. The act or an instance of emancipating.

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  1. The condition of being emancipated.
  2. The act or an instance of emancipating.

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• manumission

  1. A freeing or being freed from slavery; emancipation

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  1. A freeing or being freed from slavery; emancipation

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• enfranchisement

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