abolishments
Formal systemic terminations
Abolishments is the plural of abolishment, the act of formally ending or eliminating something—typically a law, institution, or practice.
The word is less common than abolition, which carries the same meaning: The abolishments of various trade restrictions opened new markets.
Both forms appear in legal and political contexts.
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
abrogation · invalidation · voiding · quashing · overturning · countermanding · retraction · withdrawal
Total elimination of something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- extirpationComplete destruction or removal
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
removal · purging · expunging · dissolution · disbandment · destruction · obliteration · extinction
Release from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
unshackling · release · disenthrallment · unyoking · unbinding · extrication · self-determination · autonomy
Thorough change in form
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- changeTo make different
repeal
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
nullification · abrogation · invalidation · voiding · quashing · overturning · countermanding · retraction · withdrawal · rescindment
eradication
Total elimination of something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- extirpationComplete destruction or removal
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
uprooting · removal · purging · expunging · dissolution · disbandment · destruction · obliteration · extinction · effacement
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
deliverance · unshackling · release · disenthrallment · unyoking · unbinding · extrication · self-determination · autonomy · independence
transformation
Thorough change in form
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
change · amendment · revision · renewal · reorganization
abolishmentsestablishments
Founded organizations or businesses
creations · institutions · enactments · foundations · introductions
abolishmentspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
continuations · maintenances · retentions · perpetuations · conservations