HyperDic: liberation

English > 3 senses of the word *liberation*:
NOUN	act	liberation, release, freeing	the act of liberating someone or something
	act	liberation	the attempt to achieve equal rights or status
	act	liberation, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, release, sack, sacking	the termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart)

liberation > pronunciation
Sounds	lih.berey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *liberation*: 3 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of liberating someone or something.
Synonyms	release, freeing
Narrower	clearing	The act of freeing from suspicion
	deregulation, deregulating	The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
	emancipation	Freeing someone from the control of another
	jail delivery	The use of force to liberate prisoners
	manumission	The formal act of freeing from slavery
	parole	(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
	probation	(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them
	relief	The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
	unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication	The act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
Broader	accomplishment, achievement	The action of accomplishing something
Spanish	liberación
Catalan	alliberació, alliberament
Verbs	liberate	grant freedom to
Verbs	liberate	grant freedom to

English > *liberation*: 3 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The attempt to achieve equal rights or status.
Example	"she worked for women's liberation"
Broader	attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something
Verbs	liberate	grant freedom to
Verbs	liberate	give equal rights to

English > *liberation*: 3 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart).
Synonyms	dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, release, sack, sacking
Narrower	Section Eight	A discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
	conge, congee	An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
	deactivation, inactivation	Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
	dishonorable discharge	A discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
	honorable discharge	A discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
	removal	dismissal from office
	superannuation	The act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion	The act of ending something
Spanish	cese, despedida, despido, destitución, liberación
Catalan	acomiadament, destitució

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