to be emancipated

  • 1emancipated — adj. 1. free from traditional social restraints; used especially of women; as, an emancipated young woman pursuing her career. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: liberated. [WordNet 1.5] 2. freed from bondage. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: freed, liberated.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2emancipated minor — A minor who has been released from the custody and control of his or her parents. Category: Divorce & Family Law Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 3emancipated — index free (enjoying civil liberty), liberal (broad minded) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4Emancipated — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5emancipated — [[t]ɪmæ̱nsɪpeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as emancipated, you mean that they behave in a less restricted way than is traditional in their society. She is an emancipated woman. Syn: liberated …

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  • 6emancipated convict — /əˌmænsəpeɪtəd ˈkɒnvɪkt/ (say uh.mansuhpaytuhd konvikt) noun → emancipist (def. 2). Also, emancipated colonist, emancipated man …

  • 7emancipated — /i man seuh pay tid/, adj. 1. not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman. 2. freed, as from slavery or bondage. [1720 30; EMANCIPATE + ED2] * * * …

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  • 8emancipated — adj. Emancipated is used with these nouns: ↑slave …

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  • 9emancipated — e|man|ci|pat|ed [ıˈmænsıpeıtıd] adj 1.) socially, politically, or legally free 2.) old fashioned an emancipated woman is not influenced by old fashioned ideas about how women should behave …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10emancipated — e|man|ci|pat|ed [ ı mænsı,peıtəd ] adjective FORMAL free and allowed to have the same rights as other people: LIBERATED a. an emancipated woman is not limited by traditional ideas about what women can do …

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