personal liberty

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandliberty

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/
us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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liberty
noun
uk
/ˈlɪb.ə.ti/
us
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/
formal
the freedom to live as you wish or go where ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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How free: computingpersonalliberty.
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Through such law, each individual might possess political power andpersonalliberty.
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This it does by restricting the range of the patient's sense ofpersonalliberty.
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Everyone should havepersonalliberty.
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They will wantpersonalliberty.
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Yet none of the proposed escapes should fully persuade utilitarians or contractualists seeking to accommodate liberal claims topersonalliberty.
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Both sides in the prolonged dispute over the constitutionality of statepersonallibertylaws couched arguments in terms of oathtaking.
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The claim-right is a claim for social protection of the claim-holder's vital interest inpersonalliberty.
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The motion deals withpersonalliberty.
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Are those measures infringements ofpersonalliberty?
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Couldpersonallibertybe more fully assured?
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You wantpersonallibertyin this country.
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We stood for abundantpersonalliberty.
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The first is impairment ofpersonalliberty.
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All through lifepersonallibertyis curtailed.
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They are an encroachment onpersonalliberty.
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Personallibertyis difficult to define.
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Surely, ourpersonallibertyis freehold?
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It is a denial ofpersonalliberty.
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It can deprive them ofpersonalliberty.
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Is that an interference withpersonalliberty?
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Personallibertyis something which we all take for granted.
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We have also discussed the question ofpersonalliberty.
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It is said this is an interference withpersonalliberty.
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