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liberty
1[ lib-er-tee ]
noun
- freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
- freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
- freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint:
The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
Synonyms:
- permission granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore.
- freedom or right to frequent or use a place:
The visitors were given the liberty of the city.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it:
to take liberties.
- a female figure personifying freedom from despotism.
Liberty
2[ lib-er-tee ]
noun
- a town in W Missouri.
liberty
/ 藞濒瑟产蓹迟瑟 /
noun
- the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction
- the right or privilege of access to a particular place; freedom
- often plural a social action regarded as being familiar, forward, or improper
- often plural an action that is unauthorized or unwarranted in the circumstances
he took liberties with the translation
- authorized leave granted to a sailor
- ( as modifier )
liberty man
liberty boat
- at libertyfree, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- take libertiesto be overfamiliar or overpresumptuous (with)
- take the libertyto venture or presume (to do something)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of liberty1
Idioms and Phrases
- at liberty,
- free from captivity or restraint.
- unemployed; out of work.
- free to do or be as specified:
You are at liberty to leave at any time during the meeting.
More idioms and phrases containing liberty
see at liberty ; take the liberty of .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
What does liberty mean and how can it be lived in an unfree world?
"Justice has been delivered today and knowing this person's liberties have been withdrawn and children in our community are now safe from him; we can close out this chapter."
"This defendant, if he had been charged when he should have been, would not have been at liberty to abduct this six-year-old girl," she explained.
It says that criminal law should be limited to acts that threaten core societal values - like public safety, national security, life, liberty, property and social harmony.
During an argument on Tuesday, they strongly suggested they would extend religious liberty rights to parents with children in public schools.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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