definition of
liberty

[1] #1 liberty n. [autonomy] immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence. wn

[2] #2 liberty n. freedom of choice; "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". wn

[3] #3 liberty n. personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression. wn

[4] #4 liberty n. [shore leave] leave granted to a sailor or naval officer. wn

[5] #5 liberty n. [familiarity, impropriety, indecorum] an act of undue intimacy. wn