Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Abolition is the act of formally destroying something through legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form. Famous things that have been abolished include: Slavery; see also: Abolitionism The Soviet Union prohibition Numerous monarchies Things that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include: The Death penalty Abortion This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.