emancipation — Liberation from slavery or bondage; release of a minor from parental control. See emancipation of minor … Ballentine's law dictionary
emancipation — eman·ci·pa·tion /i ˌman sə pā shən/ n: the act or process of emancipating Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. emancipation … Law dictionary
Emancipation — is a term used to describe various efforts to obtain political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group, or more generally in discussion of such matters. Among others, Karl Marx discussed political emancipation in his… … Wikipedia
minor — mi·nor 1 n: a person who has not yet reached the age of majority compare adult, juvenile, major minor 2 adj 1 a: being less important or serious … Law dictionary
Emancipation of minors — Family law Entering into marria … Wikipedia
Emancipation of the Jews in England — Freedom for Catholics bodes well for JewsWhen in 1829 the Roman Catholics of England were freed from all their civil disabilities, the hopes of the Jews rose high; and the first step toward a similar alleviation in their case was taken in 1830… … Wikipedia
emancipation — The act by which one who was unfree, or under the power and control of another, is rendered free, or set at liberty and made his own master. A surrender and renunciation of the correlative rights and duties touching the care, custody and earnings … Black's law dictionary
emancipation — The act by which one who was unfree, or under the power and control of another, is rendered free, or set at liberty and made his own master. A surrender and renunciation of the correlative rights and duties touching the care, custody and earnings … Black's law dictionary
emancipation by marriage — That emancipation from a parent s control of the time and earnings of his minor child, which necessarily results from the marriage of the child, whether with or without the parent s consent. See 39 Am J1st P & C § 65 … Ballentine's law dictionary
emancipation — noun freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent s relinquishing authority and control over a minor child • Derivationally related forms: ↑emancipationist, ↑emancipate • Hypernyms: ↑liberation, ↑release, ↑freeing … Useful english dictionary