independence.

1. Freedom from another's control or from needing another's support.

2. A relationship in which knowing one event or variable does not change the probability distribution of another.

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Words that belong together

• judicial independence
• financial independence

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Judicial independence protects decisions from political pressure.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.