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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

enslavement

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