liberation
/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun B1- The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. · The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
- Synonym of conquest or theft.
- The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression. · women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...
Plural liberations
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“The order of imprisonment came from high authority, and the order for his liberation must proceed from the same source; and, as Napoleon has scarcely been reinstated a fortnight, the letters have not yet been forwarded.”
This acceptance brought an unexpected sense of liberation, allowing me to laugh at my mistakes rather than harshly criticizing myself for them.
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