unenslaved
Without a master
Unenslaved means not held in slavery or bondage—free from subjugation.
The word appears in historical and political contexts: The unenslaved population of the colony.
It can extend to figurative freedom from controlling forces: an unenslaved mind, unenslaved by convention.
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
free · unbound · unfettered · unchained · unshackled · self-governance · volition · agency
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- releaseTo let go
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
rescue · extrication · unshackling · unyoking · redemption · salvation · enfranchisement · empowerment
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- absolvedFreed from guilt
cleared · released · vindicated · immunity · freedwoman
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
sovereignty · free · unbound · unfettered · unchained · unshackled · self-governance · volition · agency · choice
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- releaseTo let go
deliverance · rescue · extrication · unshackling · unyoking · redemption · salvation · enfranchisement · empowerment · freedman
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
absolved · cleared · released · vindicated · immunity · freedwoman
unenslavedenslaved
Made someone's property
in bondage · captive · subjugated · in chains · unfree
slave, slavery, slaves, enslave, slavish, enslavement, slaver, slavishly, slaveholding