abolition

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:35:25

Ab"o*li"tion (#), n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.]

The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

⇒ The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete

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abolitionist	An early glimpse of Lincoln's views on slavery, March 3, 1837	Satire	The horse that freed the slaves
Lincoln tells of a mysterious disappearance, June 19,1841	Thomas Fowell Buxton	Harriet Jacobs	Cloudsplitter
A depressed Lincoln avoids talk of his broken engagement, January 20, 1841	Thirty-one year old Lincoln makes a political blueprint, January, 1840	Mr. Lincoln writes William Butler, refuses to quarrel, January, 26 1839	Mr. Lincoln addresses the Young Men's Lyceum, January 27, 1838
Lincoln's last letter to Mary Owens, August 16, 1837	abortion	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial	Revolution
American Civil War	George Washington's 1793 State of the Union Address	George Washington's 1796 State of the Union Address	tautline hitch
United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon	DPT	George W. Bush's 2005 State of the Union Address	Constitutional Convention of 1787

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