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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
- human right (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
- due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
- liberty cap close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800
- rugged individualism individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition
- 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