Abolitionism was an effort to end slavery and the slave trade.
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Abolitionism
//ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩//
Synonyms for "abolitionism"
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19 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- աբոլիցիոնիզմ noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Asturian
1 entries- abolicionismu noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Catalan
1 entries- abolicionisme noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Czech
1 entries- abolicionismus noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Dutch
1 entries- abolitionisme noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Esperanto
1 entries- aboliciismo noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Finnish
1 entries- abolitionismi noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
French
1 entries- abolitionnisme noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Galician
1 entries- abolicionismo noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
German
1 entries- Abolitionismus noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Italian
1 entries- abolizionismo noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- abolisjonisme noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Polish
1 entries- abolicjonizm noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Portuguese
1 entries- abolicionismo noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Romanian
1 entries- aboliționism noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Russian
1 entries- аболициони́зм noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Spanish
1 entries- abolicionismo noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Swedish
1 entries- abolitionism noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
Ukrainian
1 entries- аболіціонізм noun (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)
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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.
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Abolitionism is still a powerful philosophy among contemporary feminists, both in the West and in the developing world.
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ABOLITIONISM Prisons and jails have been condemned, at least by some, for as long as they have existed.[…] In the United States, the most profound statement of support for abolitionism is the document Instead of Prisons […] Abolitionism has also given emphasis to didferent strategies for change, ranging from simply abolishing prisons to abolishing the entire criminal justice apparatus, […]
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