manumission censu

The freeing of a slave by having the censor enter the slave’s name on the census roll, the slave professing to be a freeman in the presence of the master.

• Once the censor entered the slave’s name on the census roll, the slave became a freeman and a citizen — by a simple stroke of the pen.

— Also termed manumissio censu.

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词条贡献者

译员李明，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与调查和白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。