Crossword clues for abolishment
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abolishment \A*bol"ish*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abolissement.]
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
--Hooker.
Wiktionary
n. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. (First attested from the mid 16th century.)(R:SOED5: page=6)
WordNet
n. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" [syn: abolition]
Usage examples of "abolishment".
States adopting abolishment of slavery, but in such way that no slave shall be twice accounted for.
And be it further enacted, That if any State, having so received any such bonds, shall at any time afterwards by law reintroduce or tolerate slavery within its limits, contrary to the act of abolishment upon which such bonds shall have been received, said bonds so received by said State shall at once be null and void, in whosesoever hands they may be, and such State shall refund to the United States all interest which may have been paid on such bonds.
With the backing of the CIA under Shackley, the military led a violent coup by Right-wing General Augusto Pinochet, which resulted in the abolishment of the Constitution, the closing of all newspapers save for two Right-wing dailies, the outlawing of trade unions, the suppression of all political parties, and the arrest, torture, and execution of thousands.