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   abolition

   /ˌabəˈlɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution: "the abolition of the death penalty"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin abolitio(n-), from abolere ‘destroy’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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