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Noun: abolishment
  1. The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
    "the abolishment of capital punishment"
    - abolition

Derived forms: abolishments

See also: abolish

Type of: conclusion, ending, termination

Encyclopedia: Abolishment

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