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Noun: emancipation  i`man-su'pey-shun
  1. Freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

Derived forms: emancipations

See also: emancipate, emancipationist

Type of: freeing, liberation, release

Encyclopedia: Emancipation

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