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   emancipation

   /ɪˌmansɪˈpeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation: "the social and political emancipation of women"
   • ▪ the freeing of someone from slavery: "the early struggle for emancipation from slavery"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMANCIPATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EMANCIPATION definition: 1. the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights: 2. the process of giving…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emancipationEmancipation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Though the proclamation's initial impact was limited, the order was true to the etymology of emancipation, which comes from a Latin word combining the prefix e-, meaning "away," and mancipare, meaning "to transfer ownership of.”.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EmancipationEmancipation - Wikipedia

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   Emancipation has many meanings; in political terms, it often means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability that violates basic human rights, such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt12530246Emancipation (2022) - IMDb

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   Dec 9, 2022 · Emancipation: Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor. A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emancipation_(2022_film)Emancipation (2022 film) - Wikipedia

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   Emancipation is a 2022 American historical action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by William N. Collage, and co-produced by Will Smith, who stars as a runaway slave headed for Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1860s, after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery in secessionist ...

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emancipateEmancipate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EMANCIPATE is to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage. How to use emancipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Emancipate.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emancipation_ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia

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   The Emancipation Proclamation resulted in the emancipation of a substantial percentage of the slaves in the Confederate states as the Union armies advanced through the South and slaves escaped to Union lines, or slave owners fled, leaving slaves behind.