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{
"term": "liberty",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "freedom to live as you choose without too many limits from government or authority",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the fight for justice and liberty"
},
{
"text": "The concept of individual liberty is enshrined in the constitution."
},
{
"text": "Our personal liberty is being eroded."
},
{
"text": "The law should protect the liberty of the individual."
},
{
"text": "The new legislation threatens individual liberty."
},
{
"text": "The system allows us complete liberty to do the task as we like."
},
{
"text": "liberty from the abuse of police power"
},
{
"text": "The government sought to uphold religious liberty."
},
{
"text": "He claimed that the order was an unjustified infringement of his liberty."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "complete", "basic"],
"verb + liberty": ["enjoy", "have", "demand"],
"preposition": ["at liberty", "liberty for", "liberty from"],
"phrases": [
"an infringement of liberty",
"loss of liberty",
"a threat to liberty"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the state of not being a prisoner or a slave",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had to endure six months' loss of liberty."
},
{
"text": "The judge found that the man had been unlawfully deprived of his liberty and should be released immediately."
},
{
"text": "If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her liberty."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "complete", "basic"],
"verb + liberty": ["enjoy", "have", "demand"],
"preposition": ["at liberty", "liberty for", "liberty from"],
"phrases": [
"an infringement of liberty",
"loss of liberty",
"a threat to liberty"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the legal right and freedom to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The right to vote should be a liberty enjoyed by all."
},
{
"text": "People fear that security cameras could infringe personal liberties."
},
{
"text": "the liberties enshrined in America's Bill of Rights"
},
{
"text": "Enforcement authorities have tremendous powers that could impinge on the fundamental liberties of a citizen."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "complete", "basic"],
"verb + liberty": ["enjoy", "have", "demand"],
"preposition": ["at liberty", "liberty for", "liberty from"],
"phrases": [
"an infringement of liberty",
"loss of liberty",
"a threat to liberty"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an act or a statement that may offend or annoy somebody, especially because it is done without permission or does not show respect",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **took the liberty of** reading my files while I was away."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "no longer in prison or in a cage",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The escaped prisoner has been at liberty for five days."
}
],
"synonyms": "free"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having the right or freedom to do something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You are at liberty to say what you like."
},
{
"text": "I am not at liberty to discuss my client’s case."
}
],
"synonyms": "free"
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make important and unreasonable changes to something, especially a book",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The movie takes considerable liberties with the novel that it is based on."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be too friendly with somebody, especially in a sexual way",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He’s always taking liberties with the secretaries."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪbəti/",
"audio": "li/liberty/liberty__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪbərti/",
"audio": "li/liberty/liberty__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French liberte, from Latin libertas, from liber ‘free’."
}