abolished meaning
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism is a historical movement to end the African and Indian slave trade and set slaves free. transitive verb. : to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul abolish a law abolish slavery. uk ​ /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ us ​. › LAW, GOVERNMENT to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action: Educationalists have called on the government to abolish tax on computers. The government has pledged to abolish child poverty by 2020. Definition of abolish. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul abolish a law abolish slavery. The Somersett Case in 1772, in which a fugitive slave was freed in England with the judgement that slavery did not exist under English common law and was thus prohibited in England, helped launch the British movement to abolish slavery. First, a modified monarchy, till Arthur's days were done, then the destruction of the throne, nobility abolished, every member of it bound out to some useful trade, universal suffrage instituted, and the whole government placed in the hands of the men and women of the nation there to remain. Britain abolished slavery throughout the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, the French colonies re-abolished it in 1848 and the U.S. abolished slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The definition of abolish means to destroy, get rid of or to stop something. An example of abolish would be the ending of slavery in 1865. abolish. abolish. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax. to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul: to abolish slavery. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French aboliss-, long s. of abolir < Latin abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to] a•bol′ish•a•ble, adj. On the other hand, if wage slavery were abolished, and I could earn some spare money without paying tribute to an exploiting capitalist, then there would be a magazine for the purpose of interpreting and popularizing the gospel of Friedrich Nietzsche, the prophet of Evolution, and also of Horace Fletcher, the inventor of the noble science of clean ...
To destroy, get rid of or to stop something.