In the olden times, a woman would need parental consent to get married, or worse, her groom would be chosen by her father. As a consequence of such element of culture, she would sometimes run away from home either to avoid an arranged or forced marriage or to marry a man her parents disapproved of. Is there a single word, a phrase or an idiom to define this action?
Learn English – word or phrase for “running away from home to avoid an arranged marriage”
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Something like "alternative retaliation" or "alternative retaliatory measures"? Just thinking aloud here, giving food for thought"!
Consider teleworker:
someone who works from home, and communicates with their employer, customers etc using a computer, telephone etc.
(Longman)
EDIT: As the dictionary definition says, the means of communication with the employer are not limited to computers. Phone, beeper and other means are possible. A teleworker seamstress with no computer is therefore also possible. Maybe she uses her Android smartphone, or a landline, why not? From a job site called Telework Recruiting:
We are looking for an experienced seamstress to become part of our London team. Candidates must be able to work from home with their own equipment.
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Best Answer
A woman might be said to abscond in such a situation (whether or not she went on to marry someone her parents disapproved of):
If she ran away to marry someone other than the person her parents wanted her to marry, she could be described as having eloped:
(Definitions from Oxforddictionaries.com)