emancipation
/ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/
noun
- The act of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions or slavery.
- The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declared the freedom of enslaved people in the Confederate states.
- After years of struggle, the country celebrated its emancipation from colonial rule.
- She viewed her new job as an emancipation from financial dependence on her parents.
- The process of giving someone the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult, especially a minor.
- In some states, a minor can apply for emancipation at age 16.
- The court granted emancipation, allowing him to sign contracts on his own behalf.
- The teenager sought emancipation from her parents so she could make her own medical decisions.
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