MANUMISSIONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

manumissions

noun

plural of manumission

as in emancipations

the act of setting free from slavery the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

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emancipations

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Their courtroom victory in January 1856 led to one of the largest legal emancipations in US history, and certainly the largest anywhere west of Texas.

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