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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. vryheid حُريَّه، إطْلاق سَراح свобода svoboda frihed die Freiheit ελευθερία (μετά από αιχμαλωσία ή σκλαβιά) libertad vabadus آزادی vapaus liberté חֵירוּת स्वतन्त्रता वैयक्तिक sloboda szabadság kemerdekaan frelsi libertà 解放 해방, 석방 laisvė brīvība kebebasan vrijheid frihet wolność liberdade libertate свобода sloboda prostost sloboda frihet อิสรภาพ özgürlük, hürriyet 解放, 釋放 воля, свобода قید ، غلامی سے نجات sự giải phóng 自由

2 freedom to do as one pleases Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to. vryheid حُريَّه свобода svoboda frihed die Freiheit ελευθερία (να κάνει κπ. ό,τι θέλει) libertad vabadus آزادی vapaus liberté חוֹפֶש स्वेच्छाचारिता sloboda djelovanja szabadság kebebasan frjálsræði libertà 自由 자유 laisvė brīvība kebebasan vrijheid frihet swoboda liberdade liber­tate свобода sloboda svoboda sloboda frihet อิสรภาพ özgürlük, serbestlik 自由 свобода خود مختاری sự 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 neem حُريَّة الكَلام волност opovážlivost frihed die Ungehörigkeit υπερβολικό θάρρος libertad (endale) vabadus(t võtma) آزادی بیان ottaa vapaus liberté לְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדָי अवांछनीय व्यवहार preslobodno ponašanje merészség lancang vera nærgöngull; taka sér bessaleyfi libertà 勝手なふるまい 방종 pernelyg didelis laisvumas, familiarumas, įžūlumas vaļība; familiaritāte lancang vrijpostigheid (ta seg den) frihet (å) tupet liberdade insolenţă вольность opovážlivosť predrznost sloboda [] friheter อิสระเสรี cüret, küstahlık 冒昧, 失禮 вільність, безцеремонність اپنے قول اور فعل پر اختیار quyền tự do 自由

n pl ˈliberties

privileges, rights etc civil liberties. vryhede الحُريّات والحُقوق المَدَنِيَّه свободи svobody rettigheder; -rettigheder das Privileg ελευθερίες, προνόμια privilegios, derechos õigused حقوق؛ آزادی ها vapaudet libertés זְכוּיוֹת अधिकार, अनुज्ञा građanska prava előjogok hak réttindi privilegi, diritti 特権 특권 laisvės, teisės privilēģijas hak kebebasan vrijheden privilegier; rettigheter swobody direitos privilegii, drepturi свободы slobody svoboščine slobode fri- och rättigheter, privilegier สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐาน özgürlükler, haklar 特權﹐權力 привілеї, вільності اختیارات، آزادیاں quyền 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 te يُعْطي لِنَفْسِه الحُريَّه позволявам си dovolit si tage sig den frihed at sich die Freiheit nehmen, etwas zu tun παίρνω το θάρρος tomarse la libertad de julgema بدون اجازه کاری کردن rohjeta prendre la liberté de לְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹ की धृष्टता करना biti slobodan bátorkodik tenni vmit berbuat lancang leyfa sér prendersi la libertà di 勝手に～する 허락 없이 leisti sau (ką padaryti) atļauties kaut ko darīt melakukan sesuatu tanpa kebenaran zo vrij zijn ta seg den frihet å, være så fri å pozwolić sobie tomar a liberdade a-şi lua libertatea осмеливаться dovoliť si dovoliti si dati sebi slobodu ta sig friheten att ... ใช้สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐาน cesaret etmek, yüreklilik göstermek 擅自做某事 дозволити собі بغیر اجازت کرنا mạn phép 擅自做某事