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Autonomy Definition

The state of independence. The autonomos was he who lived according to his own laws, who was free. The term was chiefly used of communities or states, and meant those which were independent of others. It was introduced into the English language by the divines of the seventeenth century, when it and its translation self-government were chiefly used in a theological sense. Gradually its translation received a political meaning, in which it is now employed almost exclusively. Of late the word “autonomy” has been revived in diplomatic language in Europe, meaning “independence,” the negation of a state of political influence from without or foreign powers. See Lieber, Civ. Lib.

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The state of independence. The autonomos was he who lived according to his own laws, who was free. The term was chiefly used of communities or states, and meant those which were independent of others. It was introduced into the English language by the divines of the seventeenth century, when it and its translation self-government were chiefly used in a theological sense. Gradually its translation received a political meaning, in which it is now employed almost exclusively. Of late the word “autonomy” has been revived in diplomatic language in Europe, meaning “independence,” the negation of a state of political influence from without or foreign powers. See Lieber, Civ. Lib.

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Autonomy meaning

The quality or state of being self-governing, especially the right of self-government.

Legally autonomy can refer either to the legal capacity of a physical person or to the interpretative independence of a branch of the law, for example the notion that tax law or constitutional law should have unique canons of construction and rules of interpretation from other branches of law.

Green v. Obergfell, 13 App.O.C. 298, 121 F.2d 46, 57.
See: capacity, children

Autonomy meaning

The quality or state of being self-governing, especially the right of self-government.

Legally autonomy can refer either to the legal capacity of a physical person or to the interpretative independence of a branch of the law, for example the notion that tax law or constitutional law should have unique canons of construction and rules of interpretation from other branches of law.

Green v. Obergfell, 13 App.O.C. 298, 121 F.2d 46, 57.
See: capacity, children