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UK
/lˈɪbəti/
]
[ US /ˈɫɪbɝˌti/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɪbɝˌti/ ]
NOUN
- an act of undue intimacy
- personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
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freedom of choice
liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases
liberty of worship
at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes
liberty of opinion - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
How To Use liberty In A Sentence
- Absolute property right can only guarantee liberty in form.
- The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
- Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. George Washington
- The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power.
- Informants give you information in the public interest and say that their career, liberty or life depend on keeping their name confidential. Public interest should trump self-interest | Nick Cohen
- While I am sharply critical of American unilateralism and realpolitik masquerading as the defence of liberty, at times I find our own moralizing irritating.
- Willoughby in outwearying: she asked herself how much she had gained by struggling: -- every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force, and rendered her less able to get the clear vision of her prospects, as though it had sunk her deeper: the contrary of her intention to make each further step confirm her liberty. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
- In whatever way you choose to commemorate the horrendous acts of early September four years ago, let us once again renew our gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy and reaffirm our commitment to tolerance, peace and liberty throughout the world. 09/01/2005
- Well, I'm domd – axin yore pardin fur takkin th 'liberty; it's a habit: I've gotten – but I be an' no mistake. That Lass o' Lowrie's: A Lancashire Story
- It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.