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1 liberty
'libəti1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihet2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihet3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) (ta seg den) frihet (å)•- take the liberty ofsubst. \/ˈlɪbətɪ\/1) frihet2) ( sjøfart) landlovat liberty ledig, ikke opptatt• when will you be at liberty?på frifot, i frihetfri, uhindretgive me liberty or give me death! jeg dør heller enn å miste friheten!set at liberty sette på frifot, sette fri, frigi( om kapital) frigjøretake liberties ta seg frihetervære nærgåendetake the liberty to do something eller take the liberty of doing something ta seg den frihet å gjøre noethis is Liberty Hall ( hverdagslig) her kan du gjøre akkurat hva du vilwhat a liberty! ( hverdagslig) så frekt! -
2 rescue
'reskju: 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) redde, berge, befri2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) redning, berging, befrielse- rescuerberge--------frelse--------redde--------redningIsubst. \/ˈreskjuː\/1) berging, redning, unnsetning, befrielse2) ( jus) ulovlig befrielse (f.eks. fra fengsel)come to someone's rescue komme noen til unnsetningIIverb \/ˈreskjuː\/1) berge, redde, unnsette2) befri (med makt), utfri3) ( kortspill) gå over i
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freedom from captivity — index liberty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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captivity — noun VERB + CAPTIVITY ▪ escape, escape from PREPOSITION ▪ during (sb s) captivity ▪ She was tortured many times during her captivity. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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captivity — UK [kæpˈtɪvətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. 2) a situation in… … English dictionary
captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [kæpˈtıvıti] n [U] when a person or animal is kept in a prison, ↑cage etc and not allowed to go where they want ▪ The hostages were released from captivity. in captivity ▪ animals bred in captivity … Dictionary of contemporary English
captivity — noun (U) the state of being kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where you want: The hostages were released from captivity. | in captivity: Many animals do not breed well when kept in captivity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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