abolishment
Ending something permanently
Abolishment is the act of abolishing—formally ending or eliminating something, typically an institution, practice, or law: the abolishment of slavery, the abolishment of the death penalty.
The word is interchangeable with abolition, though abolition appears more frequently in historical and political contexts.
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
abrogation · invalidation · voiding · cancellation · termination · quashing · striking · expunction
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
unfettering · release · freedom · autonomy · self-determination · independence · sovereignty · self-governance
Act of removing entirely
- extirpationComplete destruction or removal
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
extinction · stamping out · wiping out · rooting out · purging · removal · destruction · dismantling
Change to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
policy change · transformation · correction · revision · improvement · activism · advocacy · movement
repeal
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
rescission · abrogation · invalidation · voiding · cancellation · termination · quashing · striking · expunction · deletion
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
unshackling · unfettering · release · freedom · autonomy · self-determination · independence · sovereignty · self-governance
elimination
Act of removing entirely
- extirpationComplete destruction or removal
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- excisionCutting out of tissue
suppression · extinction · stamping out · wiping out · rooting out · purging · removal · destruction · dismantling
amendment
Change to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
policy change · modernization · transformation · correction · revision · improvement · activism · advocacy · movement · campaigning
- dissolutionbreakup, breakdown, liquidation, wind down, disintegration
abolishmentestablishment
Founded organization or venue
institution · creation · enactment · founding · legislation
abolishmentpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
continuation · restoration · maintenance · perpetuation · reinstatement
abolish, reestablish, abolition, abolitionist, abolishing, abolishes, abolishable, abolisher