See Also: Liberty(medicine)
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liberty (oh)



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1 ?freedom?
2 ?legal right?
3 ?without permission?
4 be at liberty to do something
5 take liberties with somebody/something
6 at liberty
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: liberte, from Latin libertas, from liber 'free']
?FREEDOM?
[U] the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority
::the fight for liberty and equality
individual/personal liberty
::threats to individual liberty
religious/political/economic liberty
::struggles for political liberty
?LEGAL RIGHT?
[C usually plural] a particular legal right
::liberties such as freedom of speech
-see also civil liberty
?WITHOUT PERMISSION?
[singular] something you do without asking permission, especially which may offend or upset someone else
take the liberty of doing sth
::I took the liberty of cancelling your reservation.
be at liberty to do sth
formal to have the right or permission to do something
::I am not at liberty to discuss these matters.
take liberties with sb/sth
a) to make unreasonable changes in something such as a piece of writing
::The film-makers took too many liberties with the original novel.
b) old-fashioned to treat someone without respect by being too friendly too quickly, especially in a sexual way
::He's been taking liberties with our female staff.
at liberty
formal if a prisoner or an animal is at liberty, they are no longer in prison or enclosed in a small place
-synonym free free