noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ complete
▪ basic , fundamental
▪
a citizens' charter which gives people basic civil liberties
▪ civil
▪ human , individual , personal
▪ economic , political , religious
▪ constitutional ( esp. AmE )
VERB + LIBERTY
▪ enjoy , have
▪ demand , fight for
▪ secure , win
▪
The city won its ~ in the 16th century.
▪ lose
▪
If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her ~.
▪ defend , guarantee , preserve , protect , safeguard
▪
The law should protect the ~ of the individual.
▪ threaten
▪
The new legislation threatens individual ~.
▪ curtail , erode , restrict , violate
▪
Our personal ~ is being eroded.
▪ deny , deprive sb of , destroy , take
▪ allow sb , give sb
▪
The system allows us complete ~ to do the task as we like.
▪ sacrifice
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
▪
I'm not at ~ to reveal the names of the victims.
▪
The escaped prisoner has been at ~ for five days. ( formal )
▪ ~ for
▪
Women are demanding greater ~ for themselves.
▪ ~ from
▪
~ from the abuse of police power
PHRASES
▪ an infringement of ~
▪ loss of ~
▪ a threat to ~