liberty

Liberty is defined as freedom from captivity or control.

(noun)

An example of liberty is the ability to go where you want, do what you want and say what you want.

See liberty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. liberties

freedom or release from slavery, imprisonment, captivity, or any other form of arbitrary control
the sum of rights and exemptions possessed in common by the people of a community, state, etc.
a particular right, franchise, or exemption from compulsion
a too free, too familiar, or impertinent action or attitude
the limits within which a certain amount of freedom may be exercised: to have the liberty of the third floor
1. permission given to a sailor to go ashore; specif., in the U.S. Navy, permission given to an enlisted person to be absent from duty for a period ordinarily of 48 hours or less
2. the period of time given
Philos. freedom to choose; freedom from compulsion or constraint

Origin: ME & OFr liberte < L libertas < liber, free: see liberal

See liberty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lib·er·ties

a. The condition of being free from restriction or control.
b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See Synonyms at freedom.
Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
a. A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural.
b. A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology.
c. An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes.
A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore.