Manumission
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Meaning of Manumission
The act of giving freedom to slaves. Also, the releasing of a person from an obligation or the power or control of another.
Manumission Alternative Definition
The act of releasing from the power of another; the act of giving liberty to a slave. In the Roman Law. It was a generic expression, equally applicable to the enfranchisement from the manus, the mancipium, the dominica, potestas, and the patria potestas.
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