Liberty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural lib·er·ties.
  1. freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
  2. freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
  3. freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
  4. freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
  5. permission granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore.
  6. freedom or right to frequent or use a place: The visitors were given the liberty of the city.
  7. unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it: to take liberties.
  8. a female figure personifying freedom from despotism.
Idioms
  1. 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.
noun
  1. a town in W Missouri.
noun plural -ties
  1. the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction
  2. the right or privilege of access to a particular place; freedom
  3. a social action regarded as being familiar, forward, or improper
  4. an action that is unauthorized or unwarranted in the circumstances
    • authorized leave granted to a sailor
    • (as modifier)
  5. free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
  6. to be overfamiliar or overpresumptuous (with)
  7. to venture or presume (to do something)
Liberty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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