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personal liberty

American

noun

the liberty of an individual to act with free will except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.

Etymology

Origin of personal liberty

First recorded in 1840–50

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personal liberty

Essential to both personal liberty and constitutional governance is the rule of law.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Fourth Amendment is an essential safeguard of Americans’ privacy and personal liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Buzzard is accused of unlawfully violating the personal liberty of Tyler S. Brewer on Thursday and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

"This was a great step for personal liberty."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023

Indian insistence on personal liberty was accompanied by an equal insistence on social equality.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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