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Collocations for liberty - noun

ADJ.

great | complete | basic
a citizens'' charter which gives people basic civil liberties
civil, individual, personal, political, religious

VERB + LIBERTY

enjoy, have | demand, fight for | win
The city won its liberty in the sixteenth century.
lose
If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her liberty.
defend, protect, safeguard
The law should protect the liberty of the individual.
threaten
The new legislation threatens individual liberty.
erode, restrict
Our personal liberty is being eroded.
deny, deprive sb of, destroy | allow sb, give sb
The system allows us complete liberty to do the task as we like.

PREP.

at ~
The escaped prisoner has been at liberty for five days.
~ for
demanding greater liberty for women
~ from
liberty from the abuse of police power

PHRASES

an infringement of liberty, loss of liberty, a threat to liberty

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