Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Abolishment has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"the abolition of capital punishment"
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
This word comes from the Middle French term abolissement, which was formed by adding a suffix meaning "action" or "state" to the root of the verb to destroy or put an end to something. Its original sense referred to the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished.