liberation

lib·er·a·tion  (lb-rshn)

n.

1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

2. The act or process of trying to achieve equal rights and status.

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liber·ation·ist n.

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liberation [ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. a liberating or being liberated

2. (Sociology) the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against women's liberation animal liberation

liberationist  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liberation - the act of liberating someone or something freeing, release accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something jail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisoners deregulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition emancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves" parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with probation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"
	2.	liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	3.	liberation - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) dismission, sacking, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

Translations

liberation [ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən]

A. N → liberación f

B. CPD liberation theology N → teología f de la liberación
Women's Liberation Movement N → movimiento m de liberación de la mujer
see also Lib

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liberation [ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃ^ən] n

[country] → libération f
wars of national liberation → guerres de libération nationale

[disadvantaged group] → libération f
liberation theology n → théologie f de la libération

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liberation

n → Befreiung f; (of gases) → Freisetzung f

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liberation [ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → liberazione f

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liberation → تحرير osvobození befrielse Befreiung απελευθέρωση liberación vapautus libération oslobođenje liberazione 解放 해방 bevrijding frigjøring wyzwolenie liberação освобождение frigörelse การปลดปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ önyargılardan arındırma sự giải phóng 解放