abolitionism

noun abolitionisms

1. countable, uncountable Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. 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 pen
2. countable, uncountable Support for the abolition of prisons. 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, ran
3. countable, uncountable Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work. Abolitionism is a term that refers to a particular ideological and legal approach to prostitution. The approach has its roots in 19th-century feminism and is still a potent force […] Thus abolitionism arose as a movement against the state regulation of prostitution. The leader of the abolitionist mo
4. countable, uncountable Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
5. US, countable, especially, historical, uncountable Support for the abolition of slavery.