Meaning & use
Unemancipated
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Not freed from legal, social, or political restriction or control.
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Under the old law, unemancipated minors could not sign contracts without parental consent.
Historians studied the daily lives of unemancipated workers before reform laws passed.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in legal contexts, particularly regarding the status of minors or, historically, enslaved people.
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