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LIBERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of liberating someone or something
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("liberation" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liberation"):
jail delivery (the use of force to liberate prisoners)
deregulating; deregulation (the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations))
relief (the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged)
disentanglement; extrication; unsnarling; untangling (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)
emancipation (freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child)
clearing (the act of freeing from suspicion)
manumission (the formal act of freeing from slavery)
parole ((law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with)
probation ((law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court)
Derivation:
liberate (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
liberate (grant freedom to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Synonyms:
discharge; dismissal; dismission; firing; liberation; release; sack; sacking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("liberation" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liberation"):
superannuation (the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension))
conge; congee (an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal)
removal (dismissal from office)
deactivation; inactivation (breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges))
honorable discharge (a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record)
dishonorable discharge (a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder))
Section Eight (a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The attempt to achieve equal rights or status
Example:
she worked for women's liberation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("liberation" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Derivation:
liberate (grant freedom to)
liberate (give equal rights to; of women and minorities)
