abolisjon

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abolitiō (abolishing, abolition), from aboleō (I retard, destroy, abolish), from both ab- (away, from, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from *oleō (I grow), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, from *h₂el- (to grow, nourish).

Cognate with English abolition, French abolition, Italian abolizione, Portuguese abolição and Spanish abolición.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abʊlɪˈʃuːn/
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  • Rhymes: -uːn
  • Hyphenation: ab‧o‧li‧sjon

Noun

abolisjon m (definite singular abolisjonen, indefinite plural abolisjoner, definite plural abolisjonene)

  1. (law, rare) exemption from punishment
    Synonym: påtaleunnlatelse
    • 1990 July 30, NTBtekst:
      han krever nå at regjeringen bruker såkalt abolisjon i saken, det vil si at det videre arbeidet med den innstilles og at de tiltalte blir gitt straffefrihet
      he now demands that the government use so-called abolition in the case, ie that further work on it is suspended and that the accused be given impunity

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