abolitionism

== English == === Etymology === From abolition +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ === Noun === abolitionism (countable and uncountable, plural abolitionisms) Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. [First attested in the early 19th century.] 1991, Willem de Haan, "Abolitionism and Crime Control", in Kevin Martin Stenson, David Cowell, The Politics of Crime Control, SAGE (→ISBN), page 203: Abolitionism is based on the moral conviction that social life should not and, in fact, cannot be regulated effectively by criminal law [...]. As a social movement committed to the abolition of the prison or even the entire penal system, abolitionism originated in campaigns for prisoners' rights and penal reform. Support for the abolition of prisons. Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work. (abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion. (historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery. ==== Derived terms ==== anti-abolitionism, antiabolitionism ==== Related terms ==== abolitionist ==== Descendants ==== Norwegian Bokmål: abolisjonisme Polish: abolicjonizm ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === mobilisation == Swedish == === Etymology === abolition +‎ -ism === Noun === abolitionism c abolitionism ==== Declension ====