liberty

lib·er·ty  (lbr-t)

n. pl. lib·er·ties

1.

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.

2. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.

3. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.

4.

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.

5. A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore.

Idiom:

at liberty

1. Not in confinement or under constraint; free.

2. Not employed, occupied, or in use.

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[Middle English liberte, from Old French, from Latin lberts, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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liberty

Noun

pl -ties

1. the freedom to choose, think, and act for oneself

2. the right of unrestricted movement and access; freedom

3. (often pl) a social action regarded as being forward or improper

4. at liberty free or unconfined

5. at liberty to unrestricted or authorized: I am not at liberty to divulge his name

6. take liberties (with) to be overfamiliar (towards someone) [Latin libertas]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liberty - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence autonomy self-determination, self-government, self-rule - government of a political unit by its own people independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others
	2.	liberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints licence, license - freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) latitude - freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" licence, license - excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke discretion - freedom to act or judge on one's own run - unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house"
	3.	liberty - personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
	4.	liberty - leave granted to a sailor or naval officer shore leave leave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
	5.	liberty - an act of undue intimacy             indecorum, impropriety, familiarity misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior

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liberty

noun 1. independence, sovereignty, liberation, autonomy, immunity, self-determination, emancipation, self-government, self-rule

noun 2. freedom, liberation, redemption, emancipation, deliverance, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering << OPPOSITE restraint >> at liberty 3. free, escaped, unlimited, at large, not confined, untied, on the loose, unchained, unbound

4. able, free, allowed, permitted, entitled, authorized take liberties or a liberty not show enough respect, show disrespect, act presumptuously, behave too familiarly, behave impertinently

Translations

liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → libertad f;

to be at liberty to do → estar libre para hacer;

to take the liberty of doing sth → tomarse la libertad de hacer algo

liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → liberté f;

to be at liberty [criminal] → être en liberté;

at liberty to do → libre de faire;

to take the liberty of → prendre la liberté de, se permettre de

liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → Freiheit f;

to be at liberty [criminal] → auf freiem Fuß sein;

to be at liberty to do sth → etw tun dürfen;

to take the liberty of doing sth → sich dat erlauben, etw zu tun

liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → libertà f inv;

at liberty to do → libero/a di fare;

to take the liberty of → prendersi la libertà di, permettersi di

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liberty

n liberty [ˈlibəti]

1 freedom from captivity or from slavery He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.vryheidحُريَّه، إطْلاق سَراحсвободаsvobodafriheddie Freiheitελευθερία (μετά από αιχμαλωσία ή σκλαβιά)libertadvabadusآزادیvapauslibertéחֵירוּתस्वतन्त्रता वैयक्तिकslobodaszabadságkemerdekaanfrelsilibertà解放해방, 석방laisvėbrīvībakebebasanvrijheidfrihetwolnośćliberdadelibertateсвободаslobodaprostostslobodafrihetอิสรภาพözgürlük, hürriyet解放, 釋放воля, свободаقید ، غلامی سے نجاتsự giải phóng自由

2 freedom to do as one pleases Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.vryheidحُريَّهсвободаsvobodafriheddie Freiheitελευθερία (να κάνει κπ. ό,τι θέλει)libertadvabadusآزادیvapauslibertéחוֹפֶשस्वेच्छाचारिताsloboda djelovanjaszabadságkebebasanfrjálsræðilibertà自由자유laisvėbrīvībakebebasanvrijheidfrihetswobodaliberdadeliber­tateсвободаslobodasvobodaslobodafrihetอิสรภาพözgürlük, serbestlik自由свободаخود مختاریsự tự do自由

3 (especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!vryheid neemحُريَّة الكَلامволностopovážlivostfriheddie Ungehörigkeitυπερβολικό θάρροςlibertad(endale) vabadus(t võtma)آزادی بیانottaa vapauslibertéלְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדָיअवांछनीय व्यवहारpreslobodno ponašanjemerészséglancangvera nærgöngull; taka sér bessaleyfilibertà勝手なふるまい방종pernelyg didelis laisvumas, familiarumas, įžūlumasvaļība; familiaritātelancangvrijpostigheid(ta seg den) frihet (å)tupetliberdadeinsolenţăвольностьopovážlivosťpredrznostsloboda[] friheterอิสระเสรีcüret, küstahlık冒昧, 失禮вільність, безцеремонністьاپنے قول اور فعل پر اختیارquyền tự do自由

n pl ˈliberties

privileges, rights etc civil liberties.vryhedeالحُريّات والحُقوق المَدَنِيَّهсвободиsvobodyrettigheder; -rettighederdas Privilegελευθερίες, προνόμιαprivilegios, derechosõigusedحقوق؛ آزادی هاvapaudetlibertésזְכוּיוֹתअधिकार, अनुज्ञाgrađanska pravaelőjogokhakréttindiprivilegi, diritti特権특권laisvės, teisėsprivilēģijashak kebebasanvrijhedenprivilegier; rettigheterswobodydireitosprivilegii, drepturiсвободыslobodysvoboščineslobodefri- och rättigheter, privilegierสิทธิขั้นพื้นฐานözgürlükler, haklar特權﹐權力привілеї, вільностіاختیارات، آزادیاںquyền tự do冒昧

take the liberty of

to do without permission I took the liberty of moving the papers from your desk – I hope you don't mind.die vryheid neem om teيُعْطي لِنَفْسِه الحُريَّهпозволявам сиdovolit sitage sig den frihed atsich die Freiheit nehmen, etwas zu tunπαίρνω το θάρροςtomarse la libertad dejulgemaبدون اجازه کاری کردنrohjetaprendre la liberté deלְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹकी धृष्टता करनाbiti slobodanbátorkodik tenni vmitberbuat lancangleyfa sérprendersi la libertà di勝手に～する허락 없이leisti sau (ką padaryti)atļauties kaut ko darītmelakukan sesuatu tanpa kebenaranzo vrij zijnta seg den frihet å, være så fri åpozwolić sobietomar a liberdadea-şi lua libertateaосмеливатьсяdovoliť sidovoliti sidati sebi sloboduta sig friheten att ...ใช้สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐานcesaret etmek, yüreklilik göstermek擅自做某事дозволити собіبغیر اجازت کرناmạn phép擅自做某事