abolishment — abolishment, abolition Both words date from the 16c and have been used principally with reference to concepts and institutions such as authority, laws, beliefs, feelings, and sins. In the 18c and 19c, abolition took on special meanings relating… … Modern English usage
Abolishment — A*bol ish*ment ( ment), n. [Cf. F. abolissement.] The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abolishment — I noun abatement, annulment, cancellation, cessation, close, completeness, conclusion, culmination, discontinuance, dissolution, elimination, end, expiration, extinguishment, finality, finish, termination II index abolition, ademption, annulment … Law dictionary
abolishment — noun see abolish … New Collegiate Dictionary
abolishment — See abolishable. * * * … Universalium
abolishment — noun The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction … Wiktionary
abolishment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An often formal act of putting an end to: abolition, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, cancellation, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance. Law: avoidance, extinguishment. See CONTINUE … English dictionary for students
abolishment — É™bÉ‘lɪʃmÉ™nt /É™bÉ’l n. annulment, nullification, abrogation, cancellation, elimination … English contemporary dictionary
abolishment — abol·ish·ment … English syllables
abolishment — See abolish … Black's law dictionary
abolishment — See abolish … Black's law dictionary