free·dom
n.
1. The condition of being free of restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
3.
a. Political independence.
b. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific
action; civil liberty.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.
6. Ease or facility of movement.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
8.
a. The right to unrestricted use; full access.
b. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference: “the
seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form” (John W. Aldridge).
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Entry: freedom
Function: noun
Definition: Independence, opportunity
Synonyms: abolition, abolitionism, autarchy, autonomy, citizenship, deliverance, delivery,
democracy, discharge, disengagement, disimprisonment, emancipation, enfranchisement,
exemption, extrication, franchise, home rule, immunity, impunity, liberation, liberty, manumission,
parole, prerogative, privilege, probation, redemption, release, relief, representative government,
rescue, salvage, salvation, self-determination, self-government, sovereignty
Concept: Freedom
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
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