unemancipated

A young person is considered unemancipated and lives with their parents.

Definition

Adjective:
- Not freed from legal, social, or political restrictions: "unemancipated" describes a person or group that has not been granted freedom or autonomy, particularly from control or dependence.
- Not legally independent: In a legal context, it refers to a minor who has not been granted the rights and responsibilities of an adult, such as the ability to make decisions without parental consent.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The unemancipated slaves remained under the authority of their former masters. (Individuals not freed from bondage.)
- As an unemancipated minor, she could not sign the contract without her parents' approval. (A child not legally independent.)

Advanced Usage

"unemancipated status": the condition of being legally or socially dependent.
- The court ruled that his unemancipated status meant he was still subject to his guardian's decisions. (His lack of legal independence.)
"unemancipated from tradition": not freed from conventional customs or beliefs.
- Many communities remain unemancipated from outdated social norms. (Still bound by tradition.)

Variants and Related Words

Emancipate (v): to set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
- The government moved to emancipate all political prisoners. (To free them.)
Emancipation (n): the act of being set free.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was a key event in American history. (The declaration freeing slaves.)
Unemancipatedly (adv): in a manner that is not freed.
- She lived unemancipatedly under her parents' roof. (In a dependent state.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Under the thumb of: under the control or influence of someone.
- The unemancipated workers were under the thumb of their employers. (Controlled by them.)
In bondage to: in a state of being enslaved or restricted.
- He remained in bondage to his debts, unemancipated from financial hardship. (Not freed from obligation.)