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(law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws..
Disafforestation and enclosure could thus be regarded as a national duty, a kindness in disguise to the idle poor, as well as of more immediate benefit to the rich encloser.
Use disafforestation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disafforestation means (law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws..
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Disafforestation and enclosure could thus be regarded as a national duty, a kindness in disguise to the idle poor, as well as of more immediate benefit to the rich encloser.
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