Family Law

Emancipation

/ ih-man-suh-PAY-shun /

Definition

Legal release of a minor from parental control before majority.

Used in Context

“Emancipation at sixteen allowed her to enter contracts independently.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: emancipare, to free

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