Abolition synonyms and antonyms

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eradication
The state of being plucked up by the roots.
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voidance
The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
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extinguishment
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
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cancellation (related)
A remedy by which a court calls in, annuls, and retains possession of a void or rescinded written legal document because it may cause unnecessary litigation or make a person’s title to property unclear. For example, a court may call in, annul, and retain possession of a void deed to real estate that a party used to falsely claim title to someone else’s real property, in order to prevent any such claims in the future.
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destruction (related)
Destruction is defined as the tearing down or dismantling or killing of something.
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repeal (related)
The definition of a repeal is the act of taking something back.
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freeing (related)
The abolition of slavery; sometimes capitalized
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creation (antonym)
Anything created; esp., something original created by the imagination; invention, design, etc.
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retention (antonym)
Power of or capacity for retaining
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establishment (antonym)
A controlling group in a given field of activity. Often used with the.
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legalization (antonym)
The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
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institution (antonym)
The act of instituting:
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confirmation (antonym)
In commercial law, an agreement, usually by a bank, to honor a letter of credit issued by someone else, usually another bank, and to seek reimbursement from the instrument’s issuer.
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promotion (antonym)
Advertising; publicity.
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abolishment
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]
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abrogation
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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annihilation
The act or process of annihilating.
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defeasance
The annulment of a contract or deed
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invalidation
The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.
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negation
The act or process of negating.
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nullification
The act of nullifying or the state of being nullified:
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avoidance
Same as tax avoidance.
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continue (related)
(Video games) an option allowing a player to resume a saved game.
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vacatur
(Law) An announcement in court that something is cancelled or set aside; an annulment.
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abolish (related)
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scrapping (related)
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imposition (related)
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reform (related)
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legalisation (related)
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abandonment (related)
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annulment
A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
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overthrow
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
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emancipation
The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
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  • When the majority shall at length vote for the abolition of slavery, it will be because they are indifferent to slavery, or because there is but little slavery left to be abolished by their vote.

  • But the result did not lead to the abolition of all distinctions between the orders.

  • Thompson proved a worthy successor to Whewell; the twenty years of his mastership were years of progress, and he himself took an active part in the abolition of tests and the reform of university studies and of the college statutes.

  • Though he rejected the demand of the pope, who wished him to consent to the abolition of the compacts, he endeavoured to curry favour with the Roman see by punishing severely all the more advanced opponents of papacy in Bohemia.

  • The gradual abolition of the grist tax on minor cereals diminished the surplus in 1882 to 236,000, and in 1883 to r1o,ooo, while the total repeal of the grist tax on wheat, which took effect on the 1st of January 1884, coincided with the opening of a new and disastrous period of deficit.

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