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CONVICTISM
Etymology
Noun
convictism (uncountable)
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
• W. Howitt
Synonyms
• transportation
Source: Wiktionary
Con"vict*ism, n.
Definition: The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. "The evils of convictism." W. Howitt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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