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emancipation :: legal definition


Emancipation - n. freeing a minor child from the control of parents and allowing the minor to live on his/her own or under the control of others. It usually applies to adolescents who leave the parents' household by agreement or demand. Emancipation may also end the responsibility of a parent for the acts of a child, including debts, negligence or criminal acts. Sometimes it is one of the events which cuts off the obligation of a divorced parent to pay child support.


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pretermitted heir :: n. the child of a person who has written a will in ... cified $10,000 each. See also: heir
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