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manumission

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of manumission

the act of setting free from slavery

the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

Synonyms of manumission

emancipation, enfranchisement, freeing, liberation

Words Related to manumission

deliverance, redemption, salvation

autonomy, freedom, independence, independency, liberty, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)

Near Antonyms of manumission

bondage, serfdom, servitude, thralldom (or thraldom), yoke

captivity, enchainment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment

conquest, subjugation

Antonyms of manumission

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