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liberty
adjectives
individual/personal liberty
• Any law that increases police power may be seen as a threat to individual liberty.
religious liberty
• The American Constitution protects religious liberty.
political liberty
• The party has a tradition of fighting for increased political liberty.
economic liberty
• The country is slowly moving towards democracy and economic liberty.
verbs
protect somebody's liberty
• The right to vote is one of the most powerful means we have to protect our liberty.
deprive somebody of their liberty
(= take liberty away from someone )
• a prisoner who has been deprived of his liberty
infringe on/restrict somebody's liberty
(= limit someone's liberty )
• Will the new security measures infringe on our liberty?
threaten somebody's liberty
• The government should not be so strong that it threatens individual liberty.
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noun ADJ. great | complete | basic a citizens' charter which gives people basic civil liberties | civil, individual, personal, political, religious VERB + LIBERTY enjoy, have | demand, fight for | win The city won its liberty in the sixteenth century. | lose If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her liberty. | defend, protect, safeguard The law should protect the liberty of the individual. | threaten The new legislation threatens individual liberty. | erode, restrict Our personal liberty is being eroded. | deny, deprive sb of, destroy | allow sb, give sb The system allows us complete liberty to do the task as we like. PREP. at ~ The escaped prisoner has been at liberty for five days. | ~ for demanding greater liberty for women | ~ from liberty from the abuse of police power PHRASES an infringement of liberty, loss of liberty, a threat to liberty
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