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frigjøring

Frigjøring is the act or process of freeing someone or a group from confinement, oppression, or subjugation. In Norwegian, the noun frigjøring is derived from the verb frigjøre and is used for both specific historical events and broader concepts of emancipation. It can refer to political liberation, social emancipation, or personal freedom.

In historical contexts, frigjøring often denotes liberation from occupation or colonial rule. In Norway, it is

In social and legal contexts, frigjøring is used to describe emancipation movements, such as the liberation

The word is commonly used with qualifiers, for example frigjøring fra undertrykkelse (liberation from oppression), frigjøring

closely
associated
with
World
War
II,
when
Norway
was
occupied
by
Germany
and
regained
sovereignty
after
the
conflict
in
1945.
The
term
also
appears
in
discussions
of
decolonization
and
international
liberation
movements,
where
peoples
sought
independence
from
imperial
or
colonial
powers.
of
women,
racial
and
ethnic
minorities,
or
people
from
oppression.
It
can
describe
the
removal
of
unjust
laws,
the
expansion
of
civil
rights,
or
the
protection
of
individual
freedoms
against
detention
or
abuse.
av
kvinner
(emancipation
of
women),
or
frigjøring
fra
slaveri
(emancipation
from
slavery).
While
closely
related
to
independence
(uavhengighet)
and
freedom
(frihet),
frigjøring
emphasizes
the
process
of
becoming
free
rather
than
the
establishment
of
a
state.