Liberty Definition
lĭbər-tē
liberties
noun
liberties
The condition of being free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
American Heritage
Freedom or release from slavery, imprisonment, captivity, or any other form of arbitrary control.
Webster's New World
The sum of rights and exemptions possessed in common by the people of a community, state, etc.
Webster's New World
The condition of being free from oppressive restriction or control by a government or other power.
American Heritage
A right to engage in certain actions without control or interference by a government or other power.
The liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
at liberty
- Not in confinement or under constraint; free.
- Entitled or permitted to do something:
We found ourselves at liberty to explore the grounds.
American Heritage
take the liberty
- To dare (to do something) on one's own initiative or without asking permission:
I took the liberty to send you these pictures of my vacation.
American Heritage
at liberty
- not confined; free
- permitted (to do or say something); allowed
Webster's New World
take liberties
- to be too familiar or impertinent in action or speech
- to deal (with facts, data, etc.) in a distorting way
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Liberty
Noun
Singular:
libertyPlural:
libertiesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Liberty
Origin of Liberty
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From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom"), from liber (“free"); see liberal.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English liberte from Old French from Latin lībertās from līber free leudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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