infringement of liberty

collocation in English

meaningsofinfringementandliberty

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infringement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/
us
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/
an action that breaks a rule, ...
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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 ofinfringementandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinfringement of liberty

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When will we realise that every littleinfringementofliberty, for whatever good cause, diminishes the whole concept of liberty?
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It used to be said that necessity is the tyrant's plea for everyinfringementofliberty.
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In the face of that, can it be said that delegated legislation by itself is aninfringementofliberty?
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It seems to me a most disgracefulinfringementofliberty.
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They are, first, a completeinfringementoflibertyin a free society, and, secondly, even with that infringement they cannot succeed.
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But this is not the majorinfringementoflibertythat it might at first sight appear to be.
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That will become illegal, which is a most extraordinary proposition as well as a seriousinfringementofliberty.
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It is aninfringementoflibertyto send children to an approved school.
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I suggest that a sober man who refuses to take a breath test is subject to the same type ofinfringementofliberty.
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To introduce a tribunal for semi-judicial proceedings purely for party political reasons is a grossinfringementofliberty.
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I said that it was used as a defence for almost any kind ofinfringementoflibertyand extension of bureaucracy.
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The compulsory notification of venereal diseases is a much less seriousinfringementoflibertythan compulsory treatment, so that the greater carries the less.
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I believe that, if present circumstances continue, most people in the country would be prepared to accept thatinfringementofliberty.
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Why is it aninfringementoflibertyif there is some reason for refusing the information?
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It is not aninfringementofliberty, or an unwarranted political interference, for him to do so.
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But is it not also aninfringementoflibertyto ban people from advertising any product that they wish?
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It may be aninfringementofliberty, but we have to balance loss of liberty against the suppression of a social evil.
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We must recognise with appropriate concern theinfringementoflibertywhich these powers represent, but the benefits must be set against that cost.
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I consider that no case whatever has been made out for so serious aninfringementofliberty.
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I do not think that they would support the argument that aninfringementoflibertyis involved.
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