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单词 at liberty
释义

at liberty

1Not imprisoned: he was at liberty for three months before he was recaptured...
  • At present there are a number of persons accused of murder at liberty on bail and in some cases it is many months after the alleged murder that the case comes to trial.
  • The defendant remained at liberty under his original bond of $35,000.
  • She submits that the purpose, or at least a purpose, of imprisonment is to punish the criminal by depriving him of certain rights and pleasures which he can only enjoy when at liberty.

Synonyms

free, on the loose, loose, set loose, at large, unconfined, roaming;
unbound, untied, unchained, unshackled, unfettered, unrestrained, unrestricted, wild, untrammelled;
escaped, out
informal sprung
2Allowed or entitled to do something: he’s not at liberty to discuss his real work...
  • Desdemona said a friend was storing valuables there, and she wasn't at liberty to allow them in.
  • We are being put at risk, because patients are free to roam and at liberty to abscond.
  • In fact, a principal authority is at liberty to withdraw the functions assigned to an agent.

Synonyms

free, permitted, allowed, authorized, able, entitled, eligible, fit;
unconstrained, unrestricted, unhindered, without constraint
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