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Re-Demption
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo.
(2):
(n.) The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and reentering upon an estate mortgaged. See Equity of redemption, under Equity.
(3):
(n.) Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder.
(4):
(n.) The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Re-Demption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/re-demption.html. 1828.
