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The term '''abolitionism''' refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to do away with a repressive legal institution and the corresponding social practices. Therefore, the focus of abolitionism is always on | The term '''abolitionism''' (from lat. [[Abolitio| abolitio]] refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to do away with a repressive legal institution and the corresponding social practices. Therefore, the focus of abolitionism is always on | ||
#a practice which is - at the given time in history - considered to be normal, tolerable and, above all, legal by the majority of a given society | #a practice which is - at the given time in history - considered to be normal, tolerable and, above all, legal by the majority of a given society | ||
#but seen as an intolerable violation of higher principles of justice and humanity by an active minority (i.e. the abolitionists) | #but seen as an intolerable violation of higher principles of justice and humanity by an active minority (i.e. the abolitionists) | ||