Abolition in simple terms means to discard something. This is from where the term abolitionism was taken which is a movement to end any kind of slavery. Especially the African and Indian slave trade. It has got a historical significance. It also includes the abolition of capital punishment by an abolitionist. It does necessarily need to be a movement, it could simply be one’s opinion in favor to abolish something in support of others. But it is this opinion which leads to the movement
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