German word

Abschaffung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈapʃafʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounabolition

Example

Die Abschaffung von Steuern ist schwierig.

The abolition of taxes is difficult.

Illustration for Abschaffung (abolition)

More examples

Viele Aktivisten fordern die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe.

Many activists are calling for the abolition of the death penalty.

Core concept

The old rule's place is cleared permanently, leaving no rule, service, or custom to operate there.

Common phrases

  • die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe

    abolition of the death penalty

Similar words

Aufhebung: Formal legal cancellation that removes a provision's binding force.
Aussetzung: Temporary halt to a procedure or to the application of a rule.
Auflösung: Formal dissolution of an organization or association.
Streichung: Deletion of a particular item from a regulation or written text.

Definition in German

Als Abschaffung bezeichnet man das vollständige Wegfallen einer geltenden Vorschrift, Einrichtung oder Gewohnheit.

Word origin

German formed Abschaffung from abschaffen by adding -ung; abschaffen combines ab- meaning away with schaffen, which in this compound developed the sense of doing away with something.

Usage tips

  • Abschaffung means a complete ending, whereas Aufhebung can also refer to a suspension or cancellation depending on context.

Other meanings

  • eliminationnoun
  • eradicationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • abschaffenabolishverb
  • abschaffbarabolishableadjective
  • Abschaffungsprozessabolition processnoun

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