noun
- the act of freeing someone from legal, social, or political restrictions
- the freeing of slaves, especially the abolition of slavery
Usage: historical
Examples
- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states.
- Women fought for emancipation from traditional gender roles.
- The country celebrated its emancipation from colonial rule.
- Economic emancipation allowed the family to improve their living conditions.
- The civil rights movement sought emancipation from racial discrimination.
- His emancipation from his parents’ control came when he turned eighteen.