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liberty — lib·er·ty n pl ties 1 a: freedom from external (as governmental) restraint, compulsion, or interference in engaging in the pursuits or conduct of one s choice to the extent that they are lawful and not harmful to others b: enjoyment of the rights … Law dictionary
free — adj Free, independent, sovereign, autonomous, autarchic, autarkic are comparable when they mean not subject to the rule or control of another. The same differences in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding nouns freedom,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
freedom — 1 independence, autonomy, sovereignty, autarchy, autarky (see under FREE adj) Analogous words: liberation, emancipation, release, delivery, enfranchisement, manumission (see corresponding verbs at FREE): liberty, license (see FREEDOM) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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nonrestraint — /nɒnrəˈstreɪnt/ (say nonruh straynt) noun 1. Psychiatry the treatment of the mentally ill without mechanical means of restraint. 2. absence of restraint …
nonrestraint — [nän΄ri strānt′] n. 1. the absence of restraint 2. Psychiatry the management of psychotic persons without the use of a straitjacket or other physical restraint … English World dictionary
St. Columbanus — St. Columbanus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Columbanus Abbot of Luxeuil and Bobbio, born in West Leinster, Ireland, in 543; died at Bobbio, Italy, 21 November, 615. His life was written by Jonas, an Italian monk of the Columban… … Catholic encyclopedia
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