liberty
noun
freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
liberties
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pluralof liberty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But following the security clampdown, the movement broadened its demands to include greater protection for civil liberties and the right to protest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
During the Emergency in the 1970s, when civil liberties were suspended and the press was tightly controlled, Abu Abraham continued drawing, even as dozens of his cartoons were stamped "not passed by censors".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
But those creative liberties merely accentuate Pawlikowski’s narrative and thematic aims, which, as in “Ida” and “Cold War” include pairing an intimate story with the larger rumblings of postwar Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
An earlier adaptation, Robert Redford’s 1992 film, took different liberties with the source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Was not this the town in which to claim my liberties?
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
