manumission
noun
man·u·mis·sion
ˌman-yə-ˈmi-shən 
: the act or process of manumitting
especially
: formal emancipation from slavery
Examples of manumission in a Sentence
the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War
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Accordingly, the state passed a 1788 law prohibiting emancipations of people over the age of 50 or incapable of providing for themselves, viewing such manumissions as cynical attempts to avoid supporting the elderly or infirm.
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Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Successive volumes of the society’s manumission records are now held by the New-York Historical Society.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Indeed, the society’s copies of manumission deeds helped to protect Black women and men against those crimes and other deceptions.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
The archive contains millions of documents—including ship registries, manumission papers, and slave sales ledgers—making it among the most comprehensive source of its kind in the world.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2021
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Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Successive volumes of the society’s manumission records are now held by the New-York Historical Society.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Indeed, the society’s copies of manumission deeds helped to protect Black women and men against those crimes and other deceptions.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
The archive contains millions of documents—including ship registries, manumission papers, and slave sales ledgers—making it among the most comprehensive source of its kind in the world.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2021
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“Manumission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manumission. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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manumission
noun
man·u·mis·sion
ˌman-yə-ˈmish-ən
: a setting free from slavery : emancipation
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