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EMANCIPATION

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An act by which a person, who was once in the power of another, is rendered free. For example, President Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves from their masters and, after the Civil War, this emancipation was made a part of the Constitution with the 13th Amendment. Modern day this term usually refers to the time when a child is free from parental … [Read more...]

EMBRYO

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A human embryo from the date of conception to the eighth week of gestation. … [Read more...]

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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The proclamation of Abraham Lincoln in 1862 which declared the freedom of all black slaves during the Civil War. … [Read more...]

EMENDA

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Amends; something given in reparation for a trespass; or, in old Saxon times, in compensation for an Injury or crime. Spelman. … [Read more...]

EMBARGO

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A proclamation or order of state, usually issued in time of war or threatened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all the ports of such state until further order. The William King, 2 Wheat 148, 4 L. Ed. 206; Delano v. Bedford Ins. Co., 10 Mass. 351, 6 Am. Dec. 132; King v. Delaware Ins. Co., 14 Fed. Cas. 516. Embargo is the hindering or … [Read more...]

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