manumission
/ˌmænjəˈmɪʃən/
noun
- The act of freeing a person from slavery or servitude.
- The manumission of enslaved people was a long and difficult process in many countries.
- After his manumission, he started a new life as a free farmer.
- Historical records show that some slave owners arranged for the manumission of their slaves in their wills.
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