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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries廃止
Pronunciation / Transliteration: haishi
"その法律の廃止は市民団体によって要求された。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of officially ending or stopping a law, system, practice, or institution.
"The campaign for the abolition of the death penalty gained significant momentum across Europe." - 2
The legal termination or ending of slavery, historically specifically referring to the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.
"The 13th Amendment marked a crucial milestone in the abolition of slavery in the United States."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb abolere (meaning to destroy, annul, or cause to die out), passing into Middle French as abolition before entering the English language in the 15th century. Historically, its semantic scope evolved from general legal nullification or cancellation to become prominently associated with the 18th- and 19th-century social and political campaigns to end institutional slavery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abolition" is said worldwide
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abolition
Transliteration: a-bo-li-sjɔ̃
"L'abolition de la peine de mort est un droit fondamental."
Abschaffung
Transliteration: /ˈapˌʃafʊŋ/
"Die Abschaffung der Sklaverei war ein historischer Wendepunkt."
abolizione
Transliteration: /a.bo.liˈt͡sjo.ne/
"L'abolizione delle tasse doganali ha favorito il commercio."
abolición
Transliteration: /a.βo.liˈsjon/
"La abolición de la esclavitud fue un logro monumental."
abolição
Transliteration: /a.bu.liˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A abolição da escravatura ocorreu no final do século XIX."
उन्मूलन
Transliteration: unmūlan
"गुलाम प्रथा का उन्मूलन एक ऐतिहासिक कदम था।"
废除
Transliteration: fèichú
"该国通过了废除死刑的法案。"
폐지
Transliteration: pyeji
"사형 제도의 폐지는 전 세계적인 논쟁거리입니다."
廃止
Transliteration: haishi
"その法律の廃止は市民団体によって要求された。"
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