Latin libertas: liber, free The condition of a freeman; freedom from restraint; freedom
Liberty is the freedom to go wherever you want, which you lose when you are a prisoner. Why not say that three convictions before court for stealing cars means three months' loss of liberty
politeness If you say that you have taken the liberty of doing something, you are saying that you have done it without asking permission. People say this when they do not think that anyone will mind what they have done. I took the liberty of going into Assunta's wardrobe, as it was open; I was looking for a towel
the female embodiment of the American concept of freedom and liberty Miss Liberty is a favorite subject on U S coins and she has appeared in a number of different forms
Liberty is a condition that exists when a person has control over hir individual life and property and hir rights are respected
{i} freedom from outside control, independence; power to think and act freely; emancipation; freedom from captivity; right, privilege; presumption, forwardness, impertinence
If someone is at liberty to do something, they have been given permission to do it. The island's in the Pacific Ocean; I'm not at liberty to say exactly where, because we're still negotiating for its purchase. = able
Permission to be absent from a ship, or station for a period up to 48 hours 72 hours on a three-day weekend Anything longer than this is not liberty, but is leave charged to an individual's leave balance
A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely within certain limits; also, the place or limits within which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a prison