Abolition and Prohibition

Abolition

Abolition noun - The doing away with something by formal action.
Usage example: calls for the abolition of the death penalty

Prohibition and abolition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibition" instead a noun "Abolition".

Prohibition

Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.

Abolition and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abolition" instead a noun "Prohibition".

How words are described

complete complete abolition complete prohibition
total total abolition total prohibition
general general abolition general prohibition
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