unemancipated
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪtɪd/
- The court ruled that the teenager was still unemancipated and under her parents' care.
Examples
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Many people still feel unemancipated by societal norms.
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Many unemancipated minors need their parents' approval to make significant decisions.
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A child is considered unemancipated until reaching the age of majority.
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Many laws treat unemancipated minors differently from adults in legal matters.
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He remains unemancipated from his family's expectations.
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The court made a decision in favor of the rights of unemancipated minors under parental control.
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In many countries, unemancipated minors cannot sign contracts without parental consent.
Synonyms
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6.1
Not free because someone else controls your life or choices
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7.1
A place that an enemy still controls
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
unemancipated = emancipated (transparent) = un + emancipate + ed
Formed by straightforward negation (un-) of the adjective 'emancipated', so the meaning is a direct opposite.
Etymology
Unemancipated comes from the prefix un- 'not' and emancipate 'to free', and emancipate goes back to old words meaning 'out of the hand' — think of someone being taken out of another person's hand to become free, and the word manual ('hand') is related. So unemancipated means 'not freed' and is used for a child who is still under another person's care or control.