Noun

The condition of being free from control or restrictions.

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The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.

The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.

Freedom from excessive government control.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-12-14, author=Simon Jenkins, authorlink=Simon Jenkins

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A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.

A breach of social convention (often liberties ).

A local government unit in medieval England – see .

Noun

(en noun)

A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.

*1852 , , The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. , ch. 13,

*:The lord made a boast of his libertinism , and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game.

*1855 , , "The Grand Prior of Minorca: A Veritable Ghost Story," in Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers ,

*:They led a life of luxury and libertinism , and were to be found in the most voluptuous courts of Europe.

*1990 , David Gross and Sophfronia Scott, " Proceeding With Caution," Time , 16 Jul.,

*:Only on college campuses do remnants of libertinism linger. That worries public-health officials, who are witnessing an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases.

* 1993 , Peter N. Miller, "‘Freethinking’ and ‘Freedom of Thought’ in Eighteenth-Century Britain," The Historical Journal , vol. 36, no. 3, p. 601:

To facilitate their counter-attack, the targets of this critique sought to reduce the plurality of libertinisms to a simple libertine personality.