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  • 21Manumitting — Manumit Man u*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manumitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manumitting}.] [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See {Manual}, and {Missile}.] To release from slavery; to liberate from personal… …

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  • 22emancipate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. liberate, free, release, deliver, manumit, set free, enfranchise. See liberation. Ant., enslave. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. free, release, liberate, deliver; see free 1 . See Synonym Study at free .… …

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  • 23free — adj Free, independent, sovereign, autonomous, autarchic, autarkic are comparable when they mean not subject to the rule or control of another. The same differences in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding nouns freedom,… …

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  • 24Manumise — Man u*mise , v. t. [See {Manumit}.] To manumit. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25free — I. adjective (freer; freest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English frēo; akin to Old High German frī free, Welsh rhydd, Sanskrit priya own, dear Date: before 12th century 1. a. having the legal and political rights of a citizen b. enjoying… …

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  • 26Islam and slavery — The major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of slavery.Lewis 1994, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/lewis1.html Ch.1] ] Muhammad and many of his companions bought, sold, freed, and captured slaves. Slaves… …

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  • 27Mary Prince — first edition cover Mary Prince (c. 1788) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Brackish Pond, now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda. Her autobiography was the first account of the life of a black woman to be… …

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  • 28Yorke-Talbot slavery opinion — The Yorke Talbot slavery opinion was a legal opinion issued by two Crown law officers in 1729 relating to the legality of slavery under English law.BackgroundThe opinion was sought by slave merchants after certain judicial decisions by Lord Chief …

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  • 29Islamic views on slavery — …

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  • 30free — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. at liberty, unrestrained; exempt; gratuitous, free of charge; lavish, profuse. v. t. unfetter, release; rid [of] (see ejection). See freedom, exemption, nonpayment, liberality. II (Roget s IV) modif …

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