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Liberty
ˈlɪbəti
Liberty definitions
noun
liberties
liberty
- the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views
"compulsory retirement would interfere with individual liberty"
- the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved
"people who attacked phone boxes would lose their liberty"
- a right or privilege, especially a statutory one
"the Bill of Rights was intended to secure basic civil liberties"
- the personification of liberty as a female figure
"the Statue of Liberty"
- the power or scope to act as one pleases
"individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own preferences"
- a person's freedom from control by fate or necessity
- shore leave granted to a sailor
- a presumptuous remark or action
"how did he know what she was thinking?—it was a liberty!"
act with overfamiliarity act with familiarity show disrespect act with impropriety act indecorously be impudent commit a breach of etiquette act with boldness act with impertinence show insolence show impudence show presumptuousness show presumption show forwardness show audacity be unrestrained