ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery.

1520s, "act of abolishing; state of being abolished," from Middle French abolition or directly from Latin abolitionem (nominative abolitio) "an abolition, an annulling," noun of ac [..]

The act of doing away with something; ending of slavery.

the abolition movement consisted of organized efforts to do away with legalized slavery, in the United States. Emancipation was gained gradually in northern states, and slavery was abolished throughout the country by the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.

Abolition has the following meanings:

(n) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

Total elimination, versus the reform, of some form of oppression, enslavement, or abuse (HumaneMyth.org). animal advocacy. Promotion of the interests of animals, generally. [..]

The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the ''abolition'' of slavery or the slave trade; the ''abolition'' of laws, decrees, ordinanc [..]