Abolition derives from Latin abolēre (to destroy) and became the defining term of the anti-slavery movement in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The act of formally ending or putting an end to a system, practice, or institution
Abolition entered English in the early 16th century from Latin abolitiōnem (accusative of abolitiō), meaning 'a destroying, annulling.' The Latin noun derives from the verb abolēre, 'to destroy, cause to die out, retard growth,' a compound of ab- (away from) and a root related to alere (to nourish) or adolēre (to grow). The original sense was legal — the quashing of a prosecution or penalty. By the late 17th century, the word attached itself firmly to the campaign against