Liberty
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
liberty (noun)1.
the quality or state of being free
a) the power to do as one pleases
b) freedom from physical restraint
c) freedom from arbitrary or despotic control
d) the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges
e) the power of choice
2.
a) a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant - privilege
b) permission especially to go freely within specified limits
3.
an action going beyond normal limits as
a) a breach of etiquette or propriety - familiarity
b) - risk chance took foolish liberties with his health
c) a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice
d) a distortion of fact
4.
a short authorized absence from naval duty usually for less than 48 hours freedom
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Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
liberty (noun)1.
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
SYNONYMS:
alternative, discretion, druthers, election, liberty, option, pick, preference, selection, volition, wayRELATED WORDS:
determination, free will, will; say, voice, vote; inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency; discernment, judgment ( judgement), perspicacityNEAR ANTONYMS:
coercion, duress, force; duty, obligation; Hobson's choice2.
the state of being free from the control or power of another
SYNONYMS:
autonomy, independence, independency, liberty, self-determination, self-governance, self-government, sovereignty ( sovranty)RELATED WORDS:
emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission, releaseNEAR ANTONYMS:
captivity, enchainment, enslavement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, subjugation