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Manumission

//mænjʊˈmɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting. countable, uncountable

    "The manumission of the slaves in New York has been gradual."

  2. 2
    the formal act of freeing from slavery wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English manumissioun, from Middle French manumission and its etymon Latin manūmissiō.

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