emancipate

emancipate
eman·ci·pate /i-'man-sə-ˌpāt/ vt -pat·ed, -pat·ing
1: to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; esp: to free from bondage
emancipated the slaves compare enfranchise
2: to release from the care, responsibility, and control of one's parents compare age of majority, legal age
◇ The circumstances under which a minor may become emancipated vary from state to state. In many states, however, the marriage of a minor results in his or her emancipation.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.


emancipate
n.
(1) To free someone from the control of someone else; to liberate.
(2) For a parent to relinquish parental rights and duties toward a child.
n.
emancipation

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • Emancipate — E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the thing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emancipate — E*man ci*pate, a. [L. emancipatus, p. p.] Set at liberty. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emancipate — (v.) 1620s, from L. emancipatus, pp. of emancipare declare (someone) free, give up one s authority over, in Roman law, the freeing of a son or wife from the legal authority (patria potestas) of the pater familias, to make his or her own way in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • emancipate — manumit, enfranchise, *free, liberate, release, deliver, discharge …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • emancipate — [v] set free affranchise, deliver, discharge, disencumber, disenthral, enfranchise, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, unbind, unchain, unfetter, unshackle; concept 127 Ant. hold, imprison, incarcerate …   New thesaurus

  • emancipate — ► VERB 1) set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. 2) free from slavery. DERIVATIVES emancipation noun emancipator noun emancipatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin emancipare transfer as property , from mancipium slave …   English terms dictionary

  • emancipate — [ē man′sə pāt΄, iman′sə pāt΄] vt. emancipated, emancipating [< L emancipatus, pp. of emancipare < e , out + mancipare, to deliver up or make over as property < manceps, purchaser < manus, the hand (see MANUAL) + capere, to take (see… …   English World dictionary

  • emancipate — v. (D; tr.) to emancipate from (to emancipate serfs from bondage) * * * [ɪ mænsɪpeɪt] (D; tr.) to emancipate from (to emancipate serfs from bondage) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • emancipate — UK [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] / US [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms emancipate : present tense I/you/we/they emancipate he/she/it emancipates present participle emancipating past tense emancipated past participle emancipated formal to give freedom… …   English dictionary

  • emancipate — 1. verb a) To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: b) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a …   Wiktionary

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