emancipation
noun/ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn/
/ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of freeing somebody, especially from legal, political or social controls that limit what they can do
- the emancipation of slaves
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