Etymology: < exposev. + -mentsuffix. Compare Old French exposement.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of exposing.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > action or condition of exposure to harm
exposure1609
exposturea1616
exposement1632
1632 W. LithgowTotall Disc. Trav.viii. 353 Measuring largely their owne infranchized fortune, with the voluntary exposement of many vnnecessary Viadants.
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