Meaning & use
liberation
The act of freeing someone or something from imprisonment, oppression, or restriction.
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Veterans gathered each year to mark the liberation of the town from occupying forces.
Many women described the movement as a personal liberation from rigid social expectations.
A note on using this word
Liberation implies freedom from a significant, often systemic, form of control, stronger than simply 'release.'
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