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nounimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
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nounleave granted to a sailor or naval officer
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nounan act of undue intimacy
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"liberty of opinion" "liberty of worship" "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases" "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"nounfreedom of choicetype of:
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Definition that contains liberty
- scott United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
- confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
- frederic auguste bartholdi French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
- bartholdi French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
- liberty island an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
- social contract an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection
- dred scott United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
- free soil party a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
- bedloe's island an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
- quo warranto a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty