Franchisement


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Fran´chise`ment


n.1.Release; deliverance; freedom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Bad enough that somebody thought so little of their franchisement that they discarded their voting card with the garbage, but they could not even be bothered to dispose of it properly to prevent their vote being stolen.
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